Hammer Spade and the Ring of Fire

This story is about an ordinary 2,490 year old gold wedding band, It was the ring given by Persian King Xerxes to his new Queen on their wedding night. His new Queen was the Biblical Esther. This ring was said to have special, magical qualities.The ring ended up in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, The ring was stolen and mysterious theft baffled the Russians and they sought assistance from an American investigator named Hammer Spade. Spade. Recovering the Ring of Fire would test their ingenuity to the fullest as they traveled, first to Russia, then to Greece, Belgrade, Istanbul, Rome, Somalia, Damascus and Kuwait.