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The Castafiore Emerald was Herge's third-to-last completed Tintin story, and the most unconventional. Rather than a globe-trotting adventure, it takes place completely at Marlinspike Hall, where an incapacitated Captain Haddock is being nursed back to health by an unwelcome visitor in the form of Bianca CaT
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Amazon.com Review The Castafiore Emerald was Herge's third-to-last completed Tintin story, and the most unconventional. Rather than a globe-trotting adventure, it takes place completely at Marlinspike Hall, where an incapacitated Captain Haddock is being nursed back to health by an unwelcome visitor in the form of Bianca Castafiore, the "Milanese Nightingale" who then suffers a devastating loss ("Mercy, my jewels!"). It's disfavored by some fans due to the lack of action, but the locked-room mystery, character interactions, running gags, and crazy Calculus inventions keep it fun and definitely worth reading. --David Horiuchi
"The only book that is entirely set in Marlinspike Hall. Bianca Castafiore, the (in)famous diva whom we first encountered in The Calculus Affair has invited herself to Marlinspike Hall for a bit of peace and quiet, supposedly. Once she gets there, her emerald is stolen and there is a number of suspects. Tintin investigates while Castafiore drives crazy with her attention and her singing."
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The Adventures of Tintin
