Rich Is the Treasure
AuthorMaurice Procter
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesPhilip Hunter
GenreCrime
PublisherHutchinson
Publication date
1952
Media typePrint

Rich Is the Treasure is a 1952 crime novel by the British writer Maurice Procter.[1] It is the second in a trilogy featuring Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Philip Hunter, which he wrote alongside the better known series featuring Chief Inspector Harry Martineau. The plot revolves around a gang creating counterfeit diamonds.

Film adaptation

In 1954 it was adapted into the film The Diamond directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Margaret Sheridan, and Philip Friend.[2] It was distributed by United Artists in both Britain and America where it was released as The Diamond Wizard, a title the book is sometimes also known by.

References

  1. Reilly p.1216
  2. Goble p.376

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.


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