"The Place of Dragons: A Mystery" by William Le Queux is a mystery novel set in the coastal town of Cromer, where investigator Herbert Vidal gets caught up in the perplexing death of a rich old man, Vernon Gregory. Vidal begins investigating the background and daily routines of Gregory, along with the odd details surrounding his death. As Vidal digs deeper, he encounters strange characters and puzzling circumstances that suggest a hidden truth about Gregory's death and the return of his nephew, Edward Craig. The story sets up an exciting atmosphere of deception, raising questions about the characters and hinting at a network of secrets waiting to be discovered.
The Place of Dragons: A Mystery
By William Le Queux
In a quaint seaside town, an investigator unravels a web of secrets surrounding a wealthy man's death and his nephew's suspicious return.
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About the AuthorWilliam Tufnell Le Queux was an Anglo-French 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; his claims regarding his own abilities and exploits, however, were usually exaggerated. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) and the anti-German invasion fantasy The Invasion of 1910 (1906), the latter becoming a bestseller.
William Tufnell Le Queux was an Anglo-French 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; his claims regarding his own abilities and exploits, however, were usually exaggerated. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) and the anti-German invasion fantasy The Invasion of 1910 (1906), the latter becoming a bestseller.
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