Valentine Williams
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The Valentine William's spy thrillers are set in the period between World War I and II, when you might assume things were quiet. But, the action is nonstop and all are good reads. This novel consists of three independent spy thriller novelettes strung together in a sequence: The Clue of the Purple Cabriolet, The Affair of the Constantinople Courier, and The Girl at the Hexagon.
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A hard boiled mystery and suspense thriller set in Ukraine. A rich American magnate Stephen Selmar and his daughter Melissa are lured into Rumania by an arms dealer, the sinister Barm de Bahl „"The Fox"", as part of a plot to boost the arms industry by fomenting a war between Rumania and Russia. Enter the British Secret Service... „"The Fox Prowls"" by Valentine Williams is a fine bunch of villains cooking up international deviltry in romantic...
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"The Return of Clubfoot" by Valentine Williams was a delightful novel about a treasure hunt on a Pacific Island by the intrepid Major Okewood. The circumstances of how Okewood gains knowledge of the treasure and the subsequent pursuit by Okewood's nemesis, Clubfoot, made for a fast-paced, suspenseful, and entertaining read highlighted by a romantic interest and a satisfying ending.
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"The Man with the Clubfoot" is one of the most ingenious and sinister secret agents in Europe. It is to him that the task is assigned of regaining possession of an indiscreet letter written by the Kaiser. Desmond Okewood, a young British officer with a genius for secret service work, sets out to thwart this man and, incidentally, discover the whereabouts of his brother. He penetrates into Germany disguised, and meets with many thrilling adventures...
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No Herr Doktor Clubfoot this time around but the Okewood family returns for another battle with German espionage. The (unnamed) chief of the British Secret Service thinks very highly of Francis Okewood but he's occupied in spy business on the Continent right now so brother Desmond is tapped to tackle a plot which threatens to unleash squadrons of U-boats onto a convoy transporting American doughboys bound for the Western Front. (Goodreads)
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These are the wartime adventures of 'Vedette', a pseudonym of noted journalist and screenwriter Valentine Williams, during the First World War. Williams volunteered for service at the age of 32, a little on the old side for service in a regiment as prestigious and hard fighting as the Irish Guards. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant or 'Ensign', and found himself travelling to France and the frontline in 1916. There was little enough time for...
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