| Author |
Vance, Louis Joseph, 1879-1933 |
| Title |
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci, Tom Allen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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| Summary |
"The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf" by Louis Joseph Vance is a novel written in the late 1910s. The book continues the thrilling exploits of Michael Lanyard, known as the Lone Wolf, a master thief turned spy, as he navigates the treacherous landscape of World War I espionage. In this installment, Lanyard finds himself caught up in a web of deception, danger, and a quest for revenge after the tragic loss of his family to the German invasion, highlighting themes of loyalty and betrayal. At the start of the tale, the narrative plunges into a grim scene on the Western Front, where Lanyard escapes from No Man's Land into British trenches, prompting questions about his identity and intentions. Despite being mistaken for a deserter, he reveals himself as a Frenchman with vital information about an enemy spy network led by the villain Ekstrom. The tension escalates as Lanyard's past actions come to haunt him, and the narrative shifts to his subsequent mission aboard the "Assyrian", a ship laden with danger and intrigue, where his true identity is still at risk of exposure. As he encounters new characters, including a mysteriously intriguing woman named Cecelia Brooke, the stakes rise with each page, setting the stage for a gripping tale of suspense and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Jewel thieves -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
9908 |
| Release Date |
Feb 1, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 27, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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