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The Czar's Spy - The Mystery of a Silent Love (Paperback)
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The Czar's Spy - The Mystery of a Silent Love (Paperback)
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The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of Silent Love (1905) is an espionage
adventure novel by Anglo-French writer William Le Queux. Published
at the beginning of Le Queux's career as a leading author of
popular thrillers, The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of Silent Love is a
story of international espionage, mystery, and forbidden romance.
Using his own research and experience as a journalist and
adventurer, Le Queux crafts an accessible, entertaining tale for
readers in search of a literary escape. Known for his works of
fiction and nonfiction on the possibility of Germany invading
Britain-a paranoia common in the early twentieth century-William Le
Queux also wrote dozens of thrillers and adventure novels for a
dedicated public audience. Although critical acclaim eluded him,
popular success made him one of England's bestselling writers. In
The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of Silent Love, a British aristocrat
named Gordon Gregg is hired by the Czar of Russia to conduct an
investigation of various European prisons. Traveling from Russia to
Finland, England, and Italy, Gregg hones his skills as an
international spy while indulging his taste for adventure and
romance-at the risk of his life. In Italy, pursuing a lead, Gregg
boards a mysterious yacht, where he discovers a photograph of a
beautiful woman. Overwhelmed with attraction, Gregg swears to an
oath to find her, whatever the cost. Rugged and individualistic,
suave and hopelessly romantic, Gordon Gregg seems a prototype for
such heroes as James Bond and George Smiley. The Czar's Spy: The
Mystery of Silent Love is a throwback to the simpler days of
entertainment, a bestseller that holds up over a century after it
appeared in print. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of William Le
Queux's The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of Silent Love is a classic
work of adventure fiction reimagined for modern readers.
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