The Wiles of the Wicked

"The Wiles of the Wicked" by William Le Queux is a suspenseful tale set in early 20th-century London, following Wilford Heaton, a newly blind medical graduate, as his life takes a dark turn into murder and mystery. Heaton, grappling with his lost sight and isolating new reality, witnesses a violent double murder, thrusting him into a world of danger and intrigue. A mysterious woman named Edna appears, offering protection and guidance, but also demanding secrecy, further deepening Heaton's entanglement in a web of sinister secrets and perilous forces that seek to silence him. With a growing sense of unease, Heaton struggles to navigate this treacherous new landscape, relying in his ability to survive in the dark, trust is a gamble, and the truth remains hidden in the city's shadows.

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.