title: The Lombardi Emeralds
author: Mounsdon, Margaret
description: Who is Auguste Lombardi, and why has May's mother been invited to his eightieth birthday party? As her mother is halfway to Australia, and May is resting between acting roles, she attends in her place. To celebrate the occasion, she wears the earrings her mother gave her for her birthday - only to discover that they are not costume jewellery, but genuine emeralds, and part of the famous missing Lombardi collection...