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The Great Secret

by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

EN·~6 hours·53 chapters

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53 total

THE GREAT SECRET - BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM - CHAPTER

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II. A MIDNIGHT RAID - III. MISS VAN HOYT - IV. A MATCH AT LORD'S - V. ON THE TERRACE - VI. "MR. GUEST" - VII. A "TETE-A-TETE" DINNER - VIII. IN THE TOILS - IX. AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR - X. "WORTLEY FOOTE—THE SPY" - XI. A LEGACY OF DANGER - XII. OLD FRIENDS - XIII. THE SHADOW DEEPENS - XIV. GATHERING JACKALS - XV. A DYING MAN - XVI. I TAKE UP MY LEGACY - XVII. NAGASKI'S INSTINCT - XVIII. IN THE DEATH CHAMBER - XIX. AN AFFAIR OF STATE - XX. TRAVELLING COMPANIONS - XXI. "FOR YOU!" - XXII. "LOVED I NOT HONOR MORE" - XXIII. THE PRETENDER - XXIV. A PRACTICAL WOMAN - XXV. A CABLE FROM EUROPE - XXVI. FOR VALUE RECEIVED - XXVII. INTERNATIONAL POLITICS - XXVIII. DOUBLE DEALING - XXIX. I CHANGE MY NATIONALITY - XXX. THE "WAITERS' UNION" - XXXI. IN THE ENEMY'S CAMP - XXXII. SIR GILBERT HAS A SURPRISE - XXXIII. A REUNION OF HEARTS - XXXIV. RIFLE PRACTICE - XXXV. "HIRSCH'S WIFE" - XXXVI. AN URGENT WARNING - XXXVII. THE BLACK BAG - XXXVIII. A LAST RESOURCE

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CHAPTER I - ROOM NO. 317

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CHAPTER II - A MIDNIGHT RAID

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CHAPTER III - MISS VAN HOYT

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CHAPTER IV - A MATCH AT LORD'S

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CHAPTER V - ON THE TERRACE

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CHAPTER VI - "MR. GUEST"

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CHAPTER VII - A TETE-A-TETE DINNER

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"DEAR MR. COURAGE,—

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Description

A weary traveler checks into the Hotel Universal, seeking only a quiet night after a day of clubs, meals, and a solitary game of billiards. He settles into room 317, slips into bed, and lets the ordinary rhythm of his evening lull him toward sleep. Suddenly, the door bursts open and a half‑clothed stranger leaps in, frantic and breathless, begging for absolute silence.

The intruder’s panic hints at a perilous chase through the corridors, and his desperate warning—“they will kill me”—suggests a hidden danger far beyond the hotel’s polished façade. As the narrator grapples with fear and curiosity, the stage is set for a chain of secret meetings, covert messages, and a web of intrigue that will pull him deeper into a world where loyalties are uncertain and every whispered exchange could change the course of his life.

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~6 hours (400K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2006-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9872

Subjects

Detective and mystery stories PR

About the author

E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

1866–1946

A master of early suspense fiction, he helped shape the modern spy thriller with fast-moving stories of glamour, danger, and international intrigue. In his lifetime he was hugely popular, writing fiction built for readers who wanted plot, pace, and high-stakes secrets.

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