"The Lost Million" by William Le Queux is an early 20th-century novel that plunges Lionel Kemball into a world of mystery and danger after he befriends Melvill Arnold, a man on the brink of death. Arnold's dying words reveal a hidden fortune, a puzzling bronze cylinder, and ominous warnings, all of which he entrusts to Kemball. The story quickly establishes a tense mood as Kemball grapples with his friend's secrets and the promise he made, highlighted by the discovery of a letter hinting at Arnold's shadowy past and dangerous acquaintances. Kemball's path crosses with Arthur Dawnay, adding more suspense and revealing that he is now the keeper of dangerous secrets, financial legacies, and personal risk.
The Lost Million
By William Le Queux
A dying man's secret inheritance drags an unsuspecting friend into a dangerous game of deception and intrigue.
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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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