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The Secret Of Dr. Vaux's Intrigue
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
1st adventure in the collection . The date is March 1900. Though France and Russia were said to be friends of England, the rumors were flying that they would try to take advantage of England's troubles in South Africa. It was the task of Duckworth Drew to learn what he can and he does so with the aid of a drugged cigar.
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The Secret Of The Black Bag
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
2nd adventure in the collection . Summoned by three major players in the British government, Duckworth Drew is asked to procure the plans for a revolutionary rifle being prepared for France by an inventor in southern Belgium.
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The Secret Of The Princess's Love Affair
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
3rd adventure in the collection . British Princess 'Edna' (not her real name) of England has disappeared while attending a ball in the German capital. She was wearing a necklace from the Crown Jewels and three of its stones were recently offered for sale in Amsterdam. Duckworth Drew is sent to locate the missing royalty who was either kidnapped or on a romantic escapade.
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The Secret Of The Little Countess
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
4th adventure in the collection . Duckworth Drew is in Rome he meets a friend in the Italian army who introduces him to a very pretty young girl, a countess from Verona. He becomes intrigued when at a formal state dinner he sees the same woman and learns she is really the wife of a prominent French official. He becomes certain she is a spy but for whom against whom?
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The Secret Of The Redwitz Plot
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
5th adventure in the collection . England is certain that Russia is about to sign a pact with Germany that will allow the latter to expand as it wants while letting the former move into Afghanistan where the British currently are. Duckworth Drew is sent to get a copy of any such treaty and to scuttle the agreement.
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The Secret Of The Submarine Boat
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
6th adventure in the collection . In a time when many nations had given up on the idea of submarines as a viable weapon, France releases a report indicating they had solved the problems and had a working one. Duckworth Drew is ordered to find the truth and get some plans.
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The Secret Of The Fashoda Settlement
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
7th adventure in the collection . The Fashoda Settlement issue was a major event [look it up; I had to] which almost brought England and France to war at the turn of the century. This is how Duckworth Drew held keep the peace.
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The Secret Of The Smoked Spectacles
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
8th adventure in the collection . A chance meeting and befriending with a mysterious German while in Southern France turns extremely fortuitous two years later when Duckwork Drew is captured as a spy in Russia. Certain to spend the rest of his life in Siberia, he is astonished when the German obtains him release to return to England. Things get stranger still.
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The Secret Of Colonel Holtz's Disappearance
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
9th adventure in the collection . We learn of Duckworth Drew's surprising audience with the Kaiser and his request for Drew to help obtain secret plans between England and Germany against France. We also meet the first woman to have ever controlled Drew's heart and see how a favor she asks of him has an explosive result, nearly stopping his heart for good.
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The Secret Of A Pair Of Gloves
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
10th adventure in the collection . Marya is another of the women in Duckworth Drew's life for whom he has pledged eternal love but she, despite being quite taken with him and very giving of her time, refuses to say how she feels. She carries inside her a burning hatred for Tsar Alexander and a plan to bring him down.
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The Secret Of The Gentleman From Paris
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
11th adventure in the collection . A vital dispatch needed couriering from Whitehall to Italy and Captain MacDonald was chosen for the job because he was so dependable. Odd, then, that Duckworth Drew was also sent, secretly, to monitor MacDonald's trip and how he was preyed upon but a pair of French spies, and yet Drew did nothing to stop it.
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The Secret Of The Fox Hunter
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
12th adventure in the collection . Enjoying the pleasures of the fox hunt, Duckworth Drew is also attracted to the lovely but aloof Beatrice. When he sees her talking in secret with a known German spymaster, he is more intrigued. When he tracks her to a late night rendezvous and she turns up dead, he is relentless.
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The Secret Of Lieutenant Villar
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
13th adventure in the collection . A notorious English turncoat named Franklin once tried to sell vital secrets to Duckworth Drew but Drew had not believed him. He learned to regret that decision and now having gotten a glimpse on the man using an alias back in the U.K. Drew is determined to bring him to justice - after learning what his latest plot is.
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The Secret Of A Spy In London
Written by William Le Queux
Copyright: 1903
14th adventure in the collection . The entire Cabinet joins the Prime Minister is asking for Duckworth Drew's help in finding out how the governments of South Africa and Russia both know England's most recent plans for the Boer War hours after they have been decided.
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