The Box with Broken Seals

"The Box with Broken Seals" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a thrilling novel set during World War I, where James Crawshay, a British Secret Service agent, and his American sidekick, Sam Hobson, find themselves entangled in a dangerous plot centered around lost documents that could change the course of the war. Beginning in a Chicago hotel, the pair awaits answers from a police chief, unsure if their mission is legitimate or if they are walking into a trap involving a mysterious man named Jocelyn Thew. Meanwhile, the story introduces Katharine Beverley, a nurse caring for a patient named Phillips aboard a crucial ship. As the characters' paths begin to intertwine, the novel becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, filled with hidden agendas, uncertain loyalties, and the looming threat of secrets that could unravel everything.