William Le Queux

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William Le Queux

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.

93 Audiobooks

The gamblers

The gamblers

by William Le Queux

The Four Faces: A Mystery

The Four Faces: A Mystery

by William Le Queux

If Sinners Entice Thee

If Sinners Entice Thee

by William Le Queux

Behind the bronze door

Behind the bronze door

by William Le Queux

The House of Whispers

The House of Whispers

by William Le Queux

The Tickencote Treasure

The Tickencote Treasure

by William Le Queux

A woman's debt

A woman's debt

by William Le Queux

The Great Court Scandal

The Great Court Scandal

by William Le Queux

An Observer in the Near East

An Observer in the Near East

by William Le Queux

The Invasion

The Invasion

by William Le Queux

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

by William Le Queux

The Under-Secretary

The Under-Secretary

by William Le Queux

The Wiles of the Wicked

The Wiles of the Wicked

by William Le Queux

Whither Thou Goest

Whither Thou Goest

by William Le Queux

The Sign of Silence

The Sign of Silence

by William Le Queux

The crystal claw

The crystal claw

by William Le Queux

This House to Let

This House to Let

by William Le Queux

The Pauper of Park Lane

The Pauper of Park Lane

by William Le Queux

The Count's Chauffeur

The Count's Chauffeur

by William Le Queux

The Lost Million

The Lost Million

by William Le Queux

The Sign of the Stranger

The Sign of the Stranger

by William Le Queux

The Intriguers

The Intriguers

by William Le Queux

The Great God Gold

The Great God Gold

by William Le Queux

The Seven Secrets

The Seven Secrets

by William Le Queux

Her Majesty's Minister

Her Majesty's Minister

by William Le Queux

The Mysterious Three

The Mysterious Three

by William Le Queux

The White Lie

The White Lie

by William Le Queux

Behind the Throne

Behind the Throne

by William Le Queux

Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo

Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo

by William Le Queux

As We Forgive Them

As We Forgive Them

by William Le Queux

The Mystery of the Green Ray

The Mystery of the Green Ray

by William Le Queux

Whoso Findeth a Wife

Whoso Findeth a Wife

by William Le Queux

The Lady in the Car

The Lady in the Car

by William Le Queux

The Temptress

The Temptress

by William Le Queux

The Day of Temptation

The Day of Temptation

by William Le Queux

The Red Room

The Red Room

by William Le Queux

The Hunchback of Westminster

The Hunchback of Westminster

by William Le Queux

In White Raiment

In White Raiment

by William Le Queux

Devil's Dice

Devil's Dice

by William Le Queux

The Way to Win

The Way to Win

by William Le Queux

Whatsoever a Man Soweth

Whatsoever a Man Soweth

by William Le Queux

El tesoro misterioso

El tesoro misterioso

by William Le Queux

Stolen Souls

Stolen Souls

by William Le Queux

Hushed Up! A Mystery of London

Hushed Up! A Mystery of London

by William Le Queux

The Bond of Black

The Bond of Black

by William Le Queux

This House to Let

This House to Let

by William Le Queux

The Stretton Street Affair

The Stretton Street Affair

by William Le Queux

Guilty Bonds

Guilty Bonds

by William Le Queux

Tracked by Wireless

Tracked by Wireless

by William Le Queux

The Broken Thread

The Broken Thread

by William Le Queux

The Mysterious Mr. Miller

The Mysterious Mr. Miller

by William Le Queux

The dangerous game

The dangerous game

by William Le Queux

Poison shadows

Poison shadows

by William Le Queux

The crime code

The crime code

by William Le Queux

The rat trap

The rat trap

by William Le Queux

The sting

The sting

by William Le Queux

The house of evil

The house of evil

by William Le Queux

Fatal fingers : A mystery

Fatal fingers : A mystery

by William Le Queux

The Sign of the Seven Sins

The Sign of the Seven Sins

by William Le Queux

About the author

Born in London on July 2, 1864, William Le Queux became a journalist and one of the most popular writers of political adventure and espionage fiction in the years before the First World War. He wrote prolifically across novels, journalism, travel writing, and commentary, and his stories helped shape the public taste for tales of spies, invasions, and hidden enemies.

His best-known books include The Great War in England in 1897, The Invasion of 1910, and The Four Just Men. He also cultivated a colorful public image, presenting himself not just as a novelist but as a well-connected man of the world, with interests that ranged from diplomacy and travel to early aviation and wireless technology.

Le Queux died in Switzerland on October 13, 1927. Today he is remembered chiefly as an important forerunner of the modern spy thriller, a writer whose sensational plots captured the anxieties and excitement of his age.