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After the Armistice, former army officer George Hargreave is short of money and looking for work. An advertisement brings him to Rudolph Rayne, a wealthy traveler who hires him almost at once as a driver. The generous salary seems promising, but the trip to a Yorkshire mansion introduces an uneasy household, Rayne's daughter Lola, and a conversation about a risky job.
Writing as a man determined to explain his own involvement, George tells a crime story in which respectable appearances conceal private schemes. A later scene places a wealthy guest, Mr. Lloyd, at the center of plans involving Madrid, while George protests against being used as an accomplice. William Le Queux combines first-person confession, suspicious conversations, and movement between country-house society and Continental hotels.
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- Author
- William Le Queux
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 139
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Detective Books
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online