Queen of the Flaming Diamond

"Queen of the Flaming Diamond" by Leroy Yerxa is an early 1940s fantasy adventure full of nightlife, mysteries, and complicated characters. It's a story about love, who we are, and the supernatural, all mixed together with a magical diamond and a mesmerizing dancer. Humans and foxes are connected in this tale, with the fate of the fox people depending on a special gem. We follow Jim Drake, who meets Sylvia Fanton, a dancer with a giant diamond that's super important to her fox community. The diamond is stolen after a bold robbery at the Owl Limb Night Club. Jim then goes on an exciting journey to save Sylvia, who can change into a silver fox. He faces George Lardner, a bad guy wanting the diamond for himself, and learns more about the magical world of foxes. Jim races against time and deals with betrayal to get the diamond back where it belongs, rescue Sylvia, and solve the mysteries of their world, with love winning in the end.