Language: English
Published in: 1905
Categorie(s): Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers
Word count: 90,477 words (≈ about 6 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.
We could tell you what this book was about, but then we'd have to kill you.
Spy novels
Adventure stories with strong main characters, often ones that abide by the strict moral code of a Gentleman
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Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:27:23 +0200
I read this book on a whim, and was pleasantly surprised. Characters that at first appear to be disconnected are almost always connected in some bizarre way. I'm still trying to figure out how one character knew about the main character's servant.
Overall, I'd give it four out of five stars, with the final star withheld because the narrator excessively points out "this is a mystery" and takes up page space by asking lots of questions.
Maybe a better indication about how much I liked the book is… (more)
I read this book on a whim, and was pleasantly surprised. Characters that at first appear to be disconnected are almost always connected in some bizarre way. I'm still trying to figure out how one character knew about the main character's servant.
Overall, I'd give it four out of five stars, with the final star withheld because the narrator excessively points out "this is a mystery" and takes up page space by asking lots of questions.
Maybe a better indication about how much I liked the book is the fact that I'll read more of this author's work.
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