The White Lie (1915) is a mystery novel by AngloFrench writer William Le Queux. Published at the height of Le Queuxs career as a leading author of popular thrillers, The White Lie is a story of espionage, mystery, and murder. Using his own research and experience as a journalist and adventurer, Le Queux crafts an accessible, entertaining tale for readers in search of a literary escape. Known for his works of fiction and nonfiction on the possibility of Germany invading Britaina paranoia common in the early twentieth centuryWilliam Le Queux wrote dozens of thrillers and adventure novels for a dedicated public audience. Although critical acclaim eluded him, popular success made him one of Englands bestselling writers. In The White Lie, a retired naval officer named Dick Harbonne is stabbed to death on a rural road in the vicinity of Norwich. Discovered in a ditch that morning, Harbonnes murder seems more than an attempted robbery gone awry. While inspecting an engineering project along the coast of Norfolk, Lieutenant Barclaya former friend of Harbonnesand Francis Goringa local politiciandiscuss the mans tragic, shocking death. Recalling his recent runins with Harbonne, Barclay notes that since retiring from naval service, he had taken up a rather libertine lifestyle, traveling constantly from England to the continent while turning up at strange hours looking disheveled and acting like a complete stranger. While discussing the progress of the telegraph line being laid...

Binding: Paperback;196 pages; Publisher: Mint Editions; Classification: FFC; Weight: 339.54 g; Dimensions: 203 x 127

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