The Ruby of the Great Lama

Young Frenchman Olivier Deroche brings two rubies to a British jeweler for appraisal. One of them is the largest in the world. Its price - millions of pounds sterling. But where did the obscure Frenchman get these jewels? Many are... starting to seriously inquire about the past and present of the young man. Including the dark figures of London... But Deroche keeps not just this secret. He keeps it for a while.
The new volume of "Masters of Adventure" includes more thrilling stories by Andre Lori, filled with exoticism and elements of fantasy. The novel "The Ruby of the Great Lama" tells of the mysteries of the East: Ceylon, Tibet, the Himalayas, the sacred Lhasa - the journey will be long and dangerous. The events of the adventure novel "The Azure Giant" take place in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War.