Excerpt from The Ivory Snuff Box
Nothing, monsieur, except that your train leaves he consulted his watch in twenty min utes.
Duvall drew out a cigar and lit it, with a gesture of annoyance. The matter does not appear very important, he grumbled.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. A wealthy American woman on her honeymoon in Paris is thrust into a dangerous mystery at the request of the head of French police. Grace Duvall, the woman in question, is having dinner with her new husband when she is summoned away to embark on a mission of dire importance. Her country needs her, and she is to leave at once, leaving her husband high and dry. The request comes from the very top, and despite her protests, Grace finds herself caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving a missing snuff box that is anything but ordinary. She is to play an ingenious role in recovering this artifact, a role that will require her to feign illness and walk about in her sleep. This book is an exciting espionage adventure that depicts the grit and resourcefulness of women in the early 20th century. It touches on complex themes of national loyalty, personal courage, and morality. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333851866_0
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