The Duke De Richleau Series by Wheatley, Dennis -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page The Duke de Richleau Series Collection Introduction #1 The Prisoner in the Mask

Contents 1 First Glimpse of the Future Duke de Richleau 2 Bedroom Scene 3 The Germ of a Conspiracy 4 The Taunt that Rankled 5 The Road to Glory 6 Paris in the Nineties 7 The Rendez-vous 8 The Spy? 9 A Rake’s Progress 10 Rip Van Quesnoy 11 Red Roses—But for Whom? 12 The Prince’s Mistress 13 ‘Long Live the King!’ 14 Night of Disaster 15 Anxious Days 16 Alarms and Excursions 17 The Only Way 18 Nightmare Journey 19 A Terrible Ordeal 20 The Long Road Back 21 The Treble Life of M. le Comte de Quesnoy 22 The Loyal (?) Wife 23 At the Eleventh Hour 24 On the Run 25 ‘There is Many a Slip …’ eCopyright

#2 Vendetta in Spain

Dedication Contents Chapter 1 Death at high noon Chapter 2 The aftermath Chapter 3 A dangerous mission Chapter 4 Anarchists and anarchists Chapter 5 The infernal machine Chapter 6 Unmasked Chapter 7 To be disposed of without trace Chapter 8 The ordeal in the mill Chapter 9 A ghost in the night Chapter 10 The beautiful anarchist Chapter 11 Bedroom scene at midnight Chapter 12 In the gipsy’s cave Chapter 13 A strange partnership Chapter 14 The red-headed harlot Chapter 15 The broken mirror Chapter 16 Fate stalks by night Chapter 17 Vendetta Chapter 18 Put on a chain Chapter 19 When the heart is young Chapter 20 Death claims three more Chapter 21 The twice-turned tables Chapter 22 The surprise of his life Chapter 23 Sunrise in the bay Footnotes

Chapter 22 The surprise of his life

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#3 The Second Seal

Dedication Contents I The Man in the Taxi II The First Lord Intervenes III The Black Hand IV The Briefing of a Reluctant Spy V On a Night in May, 1914 VI Stormy Passage VII City of Delight VIII The Dark Angel of the Arsenal IX Ruritania Without the Romance X The Dark Angel of the Forest XI The White Gardenias XII Of Love and Intrigue XIII Two Midnight Interviews XIV An Ill-timed Honour XV The Secret of the Black Hand XVI The Wings of the Angel of Death XVII The Angel of Death Strikes Again XVIII The Man Who Knew Too Much XIX The Truth Will Out XX The Road to the Abyss XXI An Extraordinary Situation XXII Which Road Home? XXIII The Armies Clash XXIV A Very Tight Corner XXV Death on the Train XXVI The False Sir Pellinore XXVII The Fortieth Day XXVIII Across the Rhine Footnote

XXVII The Fortieth Day

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#4 Three Inquisitive People

Contents 1 Rex Van Ryn Misses Mr. Coward’s New Revue 2 The Duke De Richleau is Inquisitive 3 How the Letter “S” May Mean Murder Instead of Accidental Death 4 The Polite Young Man Who Wore White Kid Gloves 5 The Missing Pearls 6 Mr. Rex Van Ryn Also Becomes Inquisitive 7 The “Dark Haunt” of Silky 8 The Unofficial Policemen and the Unofficial Crook 9 Mr. Simon Aron Entertains 10 How Lady Felicity Spent the Small Hours of the Morning 11 Mr. Granville Schatz Asks Some Very Searching Questions 12 Superintendent Marrofat Admits Temporary Defeat 13 Mr. Simon Aron Himself Becomes Inquisitive 14 A Page From the Life of Richard Eaton 15 “Here’s to the Crime” 16 The Sensitive Fingers of the Duke 17 Three Inquisitive People Plan Their Campaign 18 News Out of Hatton Garden 19 Simon Aron Makes Insinuations 20 How the Duke Wiled Away the Hours Between Twelve-thirty and Three 21 The Duke de Richleau Dabbles in Finance 22 “Malice and Pain Coming From a Fair Woman” 23 The Curious Behaviour of Mr. Carrington Smythe 24 How Advantage May Be Taken of a Most Un-pleasant Situation 25 Simon Aron Goes to Brixton Gaol 26 The Defence Triumphant 27 Lady Felicity Valets Rex Van Ryn Epilogue. Simon Aron Takes a Holiday eCopyright

#5 The Forbidden Territory

Dedication Contents I. A Cry For Help II. A Plan of Campaign III. "Valeria Petrovna" IV. Cigars and Pistols for Two V. The “Tavern of The Howling Wolf” VI. The Secret of The Mine VII. Simon “Almost” Falls in Love. VIII. The Price of Information IX. Beyond The Pale X. “Where The Railway Ends” XI. Which Shows That a Little Yiddish Can be Useful XII. Escape XIII. Stranded in Siberia XIV. The Secret of The Forbidden Territory XV. Enter The Princess Marie Lou XVI. The Dark Château XVII. The Fight on The Roof-Tops XVIII. Simple Simon Met a Gunman XIX. Hidden Corn XX. Sanctuary XXI. The Homing Pigeon XXII. “He Who Fights and Runs Away—” XXIII. A Passport has been Arranged XXIV. Conferences In Kiev XXV. The Caves of Death XXVI. The Dash for the Frontier XXVII. “There’s Many a Slip …” XXVIII. The Last Round eCopyright

#6 The Devil Rides Out

Dedication Contents Author’s Note 1 The Incomplete Reunion 2 The Curious Guests Of Mr Simon Aron 3 The Esoteric Doctrine 4 The Silent House 5 Embodied Evil 6 The Secret Art 7 De Richleau Plans A Campaign 8 Rex Van Ryn Opens The Attack 9 The Countess D’UrfÉ Talks Of Many Curious Things 10 Tanith Proves Stubborn 11 The Truth Will Always Out 12 The Grim Prophecy 13 The Defeat Of Rex Van Ryn 14 The Duke De Richleau Takes The Field 15 The Road To The Sabbat 16 The Sabbat 17 Evil Triumphant 18 The Power Of Light 19 The Ancient Sanctuary 20 The Four Horsemen 21 Cardinals Folly 22 The Satanist 23 The Pride Of Peacocks 24 The Scepticism Of Richard Eaton 25 The Talisman Of Set 26 Rex Learns Of The Undead 27 Within The Pentacle 28 Necromancy 29 Simon Aron Takes A View 30 Out into the Fog 31 The Man with the Jagged Ear 32 The Gateway of the Pit 33 Death Of A Man Unknown from Natural Causes eCopyright

#7 The Golden Spaniard

Dedication Contents Chapter I A Debt of Honour Chapter II The Duke Has A Very Strange Experience Chapter III A Most Unexpected Encounter Chapter IV The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe Chapter V The Other Side of the Picture Chapter VI The First Round Chapter VI The Duke Makes Soup; but not for Supper Chapter VIII Don Lluis Turns Burglar Chapter IX The Succession of Culs-de-sac Chapter X Death in Madrid Chapter XI The Price of Secrecy Chapter XII The Storm Breaks Chapter XIII The Miracle Chapter XIV Lady in Distress Chapter XV Night of Horror Chapter XVI When Greek Meets Greek Chapter XVII Escape to Trouble Chapter XVIII The Militiaman’s Bride Chapter XIX Back into the Maelstrom Chapter XX Just Sheer Bad Luck Chapter XXI Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire Chapter XXII Out of the Fire into the Boiling Oil Chapter XXIII The Blood Bath of Madrid Chapter XXIV The House of Mental Death Chapter XXV The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Spanish Revolution Chapter XXVI De Richleau Speaks of Other Things than War Chapter XXVII The Cat Jumps Out of the Bag Chapter XXVIII The Treasure Hunt Begins Chapter XXIX Armistice for Two Chapter XXX The Break for Home Chapter XXXI Plot and Counter-plot Chapter XXXII Dark Stars in the Ascendant Chapter XXXIII One Must Die Chapter XXXIV Simon Aron Goes to War Chapter XXXV Who Goes Home? eCopyright

#8 Codeword Golden Fleece

Dedication Contents 1 Storm Clouds on the Horizon 2 The Secret Rendezvous 3 Coffin for 'Uncle' 4 A Traitor's Price 5 Pistols are Drawn 6 The Hold-up 7 Night in the Quiet Forest 8 Night in the Stricken City 9 The Indomitable Four go to War 10 The Man-Hunt 11 11 Toujours l'Audace 12 Death in the Afternoon 13 Midnight Visitors 14 The Ambuscade 15 Street Battle 16 And They Wept Bitterly 17 Unequal Combat 18 Under Suspicion 19 Prison Bars 20 Race Against Time 21 Old Soldiers Never Die eCopyright

#9 Strange Conflict

Contents 1 A Fantastic Theory 2 Believe It or Not 3 The Old Wisdom 4 For Those in Peril on the Sea 5 The Admiral Goes Aloft 6 The Captain Goes Below 7 Ghosts Over the Atlantic 8 A Nightmare that was Lived 9 Trouble at Cardinals Folly 10 The Bomb 11 The Horror in the Cellars 12 Crime Does Not Pay 13 The Beautiful Mute 14 In Deadly Peril 15 Strange Gods 16 The Evil Island 17 Battle Against Sleep 18 The Dead Who Do Return 19 The Living Corpse 20 The Body-snatchers 21 Coffins for Five 22 The Great God Pan eCopyright

#10 Gateway to Hell

Dedication Contents Author’s Note 1 No Cause for Celebration 2 The Search Begins 3 Enter the Crooked Baron 4 Where There's a Will There's a Way 5 The Lady in the Case 6 The Search for the Barbecue 7 The Barbecue 8 The Victim 9 The Great Gamble 10 A Desperate Situation 11 A Perilous Journey 12 At the Mercy of a Fiend 13 Black Power 14 The Horrors that came by Night 15 The Raising of the Whirlwind 16 The Agony of Simon Aron 17 The Satanic Marriage 18 Caught in the Toils 19 The Opening of the Pit eCopyright

#11 Dangerous Inheritance

Dedication Contents 1 The Matchmakers 2 The Fateful Letter 3 Happy Days in Corfu 4 The ‘Nigger’ in the Woodpile 5 It Could Have Been Murder 6 What’s To Be Done Now? 7 A Rose with Many Thorns 8 A Desperate Situation 9 Within an Ace of Death 10 Enter Simon Aron 11 The Trap 12 Simon Seeks Revenge 13 Battle of Wits 14 The Battle Continues 15 The Unexpected 16 The Duke Refuses to Compromise 17 Of Ancient Cities and Modern Love 18 The Sword of Damocles 19 Of Mirabelle and Murder 20 Well Planned, but. . . 21 A Desperate Bid for Freedom 22 Meanwhile in Colombo . . . 23 The Duke Plays His Last Great Hand eCopyright

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