
Chapter One. - The Man of the Moment.
Chapter Two. - The Suspicions of Elise.
Chapter Three. - The House in Wimpole Street.
Chapter Four. - His Dying Words.
Chapter Five. - Certain Curious Facts.
Chapter Six. - Reveals the Victim.
Chapter Seven. - The Spider’s Web.
Chapter Eight. - Toilers of the North Sea.
Chapter Nine. - To “Number 70 Berlin.”
Chapter Ten. - The Khaki Cult.
In the chill of a November 1914 boardroom, two seasoned financiers plot the quiet removal of a junior clerk whose ears may have overheard too much. Their conversation, laced with wartime urgency and a hint of ruthless pragmatism, reveals a world where personal ambition, patriotic posturing, and shady accounting intersect beneath the polished veneer of London’s financial elite.
As the men step out into the bustling streets of Gracechurch, their polished façades mask a deeper game of power and secrecy. Listeners are drawn into a tense atmosphere of suspicion, where every whispered remark could become a matter of national security, and the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs in the shadow of the Great War.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (303K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
Release date
2012-10-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1864–1927
A master of early spy thrillers, he turned invasion fears, secret plots, and international intrigue into hugely popular fiction. His life as a journalist, traveler, and tireless self-promoter was almost as dramatic as his books.
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