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    The Sign of Silence
    The Sign of Silence
    The Sign of Silence
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    The Sign of Silence

    Written by William Le Queux

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Edward Royle is the head of a well-known chemical manufacturer in England, which he has inherited. He is engaged to the daughter of his father’s former partner, Phrida Shand, who lives with her mother. One night he is asked by his friend, Sir Digby Kemsley – a very famous railroad engineer, to come to his flat to discuss something although Kemsley is quite mysterious on the telephone. Royle visits, then returns home only to be summoned again by Kemsley, this time imploring him to return at once. Royle finds a gentleman in Kemsley’s place who is clearly not Kemsley, or is he? Kemsley asks Royle to trust him but that night, a young woman is murdered at Kemsley’s flat. Kemsley has disappeared. Royle discovers that his fiancé was in Kemsley’s flat at the time of the murder and is obviously hiding something. Once again, Le Queux takes us through a maze of intrigue and locations in Europe. (Summary by Tom Weiss)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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    William Le Queux

    William LeQueux (1864–1927) was an Anglo-French journalist, novelist, and diplomat. Born in London and educated in Paris, he wrote for French newspapers before going on to publish his own mysteries and thrillers.

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