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This is a classic story by legendary writer William Le Queux, the father of the British suspense novel. Set in a world of international intrigues, Le Queux books are perfect for lovers of mysteries, thrillers and detective stories.An excerpt from The Mystery of the Green Ray:CHAPTER I.BESIDE STILL WATERS.The youth in the multi-coloured blazer laughed."You'd have to come and be a nurse," he suggested."Oh, I'd go as a drummer-boy. I'd look fine in uniform, wouldn't I?" the waitress simpered in return.Dennis Burnham swallowed his liqueur in one savage gulp, pushed back his chair, and rose from the table."Silly young ass," he said, in a voice loud enough for the object of his wrath to hear. "Let's get outside."The four of us rose, paid our bill, and went out, leaving the youth and his flippant companions to themselves. For it was Bank Holiday, August the third, 1914, and I think, though it was the shortest and most uneventful of all our river "annuals," it is the one which we are least likely to forget. On the Saturday Dennis, Jack Curtis, Tommy Evans and myself had started from Richmond on our yearly trip up the river. Even as we sat in the two punts playing bridge, moored at our first camping-place below Kingston Weir, disquieting rumours reached us in the form of excited questions from the occupants of passing craft. And now, as we rose from the dinner-table at the Magpie, Sunbury, two days later, it seemed that war was inevitable."What I can't understand," growled Dennis, as we stepped into one of the punts and paddled idly across to the lock, "is how any young idiot can treat the whole thing as a terrific joke. If we go to war with Germany -- and it seems we must -- it's going to be -- -- Good Heavens! who knows what it's going to be!""Meaning," said Tom, who never allowed any thought to remain half-expressed, "meaning that we are not prepared, and they are. We have to step straight into the ring untrained to meet an opponent who has been getting ready night and day for the Lord knows how many years.""Still, you know," said Jack, who invariably found the bright spot in everything, "we never did any good as a nation until we were pushed.""We shall be pushed this time," I replied; "and if we do go to war, we shall all be wanted.""And wanted at once," Tom added."Which brings me to the point which most concerns us," said Dennis, with a serious face. "What are we going to do?"

NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader.First published in 1915 and written by acclaimed mystery author, William Le Queux.This mystery is set against a background of espionage in the early days of the First World War. This is the original and unabridged version of this oft-printed classic. A must-read for classic mystery and adventure fans!

This is a unique and authenticated edition of this title which is published exclusively for e-readers by Qwertyword Limited of Exeter.We have created a new cover style, colour and image; proofed and reset the text; edited out the errors; created chapter formats; and presented the work in a layout, and style designed for ease of reading on your device.Every one of our books has its own dedicated ISBN and which is different from the ISBN allocated to any hard copy edition of this work which we might publish.This action packed drama mainly takes place in the wild Highlands of Scotland with thrilling action and a death-denouement at the end. What is the mysterious bright light beam? Who understand its secrets? What creates its power to destroy the vision of people and animals? Who invented its deadly power? And why? Who is Hilderman? And von Hilder? And Dr Whitehouse? And Garnesk? Who is the enemy? And what is the significance of the comings and goings of submarines at night off the northern coastline; even mooring in the deep dark waters of the lochs! The action is fast and finely written in the best style of William Le Queux.

On the eve of the First World War, two friends go on a fishing holiday in Scotland before joining up. While staying at the house of retired General McLeod they become aware of mysterious apparitions on the loch. Matters turn more serious when Myra, the general’s daughter is struck blind at the same place as the apparitions were seen. The two set out to investigate the cause of the strange events, and what role, if any, the rich American has in the affair, as they try to solve.. Mystery of the Green Ray!

William Tufnell Le Queux (1864-1927) was a British journalist and writer. He was also a diplomat, a traveller, a flying buff who officiated at the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909, and a wireless pioneer who broadcast music from his own station long before radio was generally available. He studied painting in Paris. He was foreign editor of The Globe newspaper during the 1890s. He subsequently wrote professionally. He reported on the First Balkan War. He wrote in the genres of mystery, thriller, and espionage, particularly in the years leading up to World War I. Apart from fiction he wrote extensively on wireless broadcasting, various travel works including An Observer in the Near East and several short books on Switzerland, and an unrevealing and often misleading autobiography, Things I Know about Kings, Celebrities and Crooks. He also wrote The Czar’s Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love (1905). The Minister of Evil (1918), The Doctor of Pimlico (1919), Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo (1921), The Four Faces: A Mystery (1914) and The Secret of the Fox Hunter.

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Dennis Burnham swallowed his liqueur in one savage gulp, pushed back his chair, and rose from the table.“Silly young ass,” he said, in a voice loud enough for the object of his wrath to hear. “Let’s get outside.”The four of us rose, paid our bill, and went out, leaving the youth and his flippant companions to themselves. For it was Bank Holiday, August the third, 1914, and I think, though it was the shortest and most uneventful of all our river “annuals,” it is the one which we are least likely to forget. On the Saturday Dennis, Jack Curtis, Tommy Evans and myself had started from Richmond on our yearly trip up the river. Even as we sat in the two punts playing bridge, moored at our first camping-place below Kingston Weir, disquieting rumours reached us in the form of excited questions from the occupants of passing craft. And now, as we rose from the dinner-table at the Magpie, Sunbury, two days later, it seemed that war was inevitable.

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