
London: - HUTCHINSON & CO. - PATERNOSTER ROW - 1903
WILLIAM LE QUEUX’S NOVELS.
THE SEVEN SECRETS. - CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCES AMBLER JEVONS.
CHAPTER II. - “A VERY UGLY SECRET.”
CHAPTER III. - THE COURTENAYS.
CHAPTER IV. - A NIGHT CALL.
CHAPTER V - DISCLOSES A MYSTERY.
CHAPTER VI. - IN WHICH I MAKE A DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER VII. - THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY.
CHAPTER VIII. - AMBLER JEVONS IS INQUISITIVE.
Set in the bustling London of 1903, the story opens on a tense evening between two old friends: the ambitious young doctor Ralph Boyd and his carefree companion, Ambler Jevones. Their conversation, laced with cigarette smoke and banter, quickly turns from light‑hearted teasing to a deep‑seated unease. Boyd confides that he feels a vague, ominous threat lurking around him, though he cannot pinpoint its source.
As Jevones listens, the ordinary world of hospitals and society clubs begins to crack, hinting at a network of concealed motives and hidden agendas. The “seven secrets” that hover just out of reach promise to entangle both men in a web of intrigue that could upend their careers and lives. Listeners are drawn into a game of suspicion, where every familiar face might conceal a dangerous purpose, and the only way forward is to trust instinct—or risk being consumed by it.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (411K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Dec 17, 2008
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1864–1927
A master of early spy fiction, this prolific journalist-novelist turned fears of invasion, secrecy, and political intrigue into page-turning popular fiction. His stories helped shape the modern thriller long before espionage became a genre of its own.
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