{"product_id":"tintin-hardback-book-the-seven-crystal-balls-copy","title":"TINTIN HARDBACK BOOK - The Castafiore Emerald","description":"\u003cp\u003eTINTIN HARDBACK BOOK -  The Castafiore Emerald No 21\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgDCAcQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" class=\"otQkpb\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAgQAA\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Castafiore Emerald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the twenty-first volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tintin\u003c\/i\u003e comic series created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It stands out as the most unconventional, localized, and anti-adventure book in the entire series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike Tintin's usual globe-trotting journeys, the plot takes place entirely at Captain Haddock's ancestral home, Marlinspike Hall. While the Captain is confined to a wheelchair nursing a sprained ankle, the flamboyant opera singer Bianca Castafiore arrives for an uninvited visit. Chaos breaks out due to media attention, bizarre local occurrences, and the sudden, mysterious disappearance of Castafiore's immensely valuable emerald. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConceived by Hergé as a pure narrative exercise to see if he could maintain reader suspense for 62 pages without utilizing any traditional high-stakes villains, gunfights, foreign travel, or genuine danger. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe entire storyline is built intentionally on red herrings, misunderstandings, everyday domestic mishaps, and false alarms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebook focuses heavily on character interactions, running gags, the introduction of a local Roma community, and chaotic, faulty inventions from Professor Calculus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocked-Room Mystery: Tintin plays the role of a domestic detective trying to solve a seemingly impossible theft in a house packed with media crews, workers, and guests. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSize - 22.5cm x 310cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tintin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57724357017982,"sku":"TINTIN-HB-Book-Catafiore","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0098\/5992\/files\/2026-TINTIN-BOOK-CastafioreEmerald.jpg?v=1784812119","url":"https:\/\/www.colnart.com\/products\/tintin-hardback-book-the-seven-crystal-balls-copy","provider":"Coln Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}