The Brass Bowl - Louis Joseph Vance - Bog

Daniel Maitland, Esquire, is a jaded Manhattan socialite at the turn of the 20th century. He keeps running into a mysterious woman in grey who catches his fancy. She at first mistakes him for Daniel Anisty, a notorious safecracker and jewel thief. Thinking this is a way to get to know her better, Maitland goes along with her mistake, even going so far as to crack his own safe and "steal" the famous Maitland family jewels.