Monaco Affair

London in June is damp, and Edward Appleby's latest manuscript is thoroughly stuck. Desperate for inspiration, Edward announces—entirely without evidence—that he is feeling lucky. Along with his impeccably capable valet, Hedges, he departs for the sun-drenched, high-stakes Principality of Monaco.At the Casino de Monte-Carlo, Edward defies the laws of probability and wins a fortune, drawing the att...