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    Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
    Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
    Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
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    Hushed Up! A Mystery of London

    Written by William Le Queux

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    A young man, Owen Biddulph, is drawn to a beautiful young woman with a mysterious past... a past that seems to have returned to cause her disappearance! Is she his new found love or his nemesis? And who is this mysterious clergyman that warns him to avoid this young woman, at risk of his very life! What possible harm could this sweet young woman inflict? Written by one of the Masters of Mystery, William Le Queux. (Introduction 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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      Audio was awful! Ran through pages to get book off my list.