Project Gutenberg 2009-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 95 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le The White Lie Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The White Lie" by William Le Queux is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the mysterious death of Richard Harborne, a former naval officer whose life post-retirement is shrouded in intrigue and ambiguity. The main character, Lieutenant Noel Barclay of the Naval Flying Corps, seeks to uncover the truth behind Harborne’s demise while navigating themes of secrecy, betrayal, and unwarranted love. The opening of the book introduces the circumstances surrounding Richard Harborne’s death, which is discovered under suspicious conditions after he had been seen in the company of a mysterious woman. Lieutenant Barclay discusses the peculiarities of Harborne’s secretive lifestyle with a local landowner, hinting at the possibility of a conspiracy. As they delve deeper into the investigation, Barclay learns that Harborne had been living an adventurous but enigmatic life across Europe before his untimely demise. This initial chapter sets the stage for a thrilling exploration of mystery and romance, as it intertwines personal relationships with broader societal issues amidst the tensions of the World War era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 499856 499839 2024-09-12T13:13:58.057757 2023-09-13T05:34:35.764409 text/html text/html 526536 2021-01-05T05:45:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 291797 2021-01-05T05:45:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354742 2024-09-12T13:14:07.480699 application/epub+zip 358520 2024-09-12T13:14:00.006722 application/epub+zip 241024 2024-09-12T13:13:58.860687 application/epub+zip 573732 2024-09-12T13:14:13.042621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528286 2024-09-12T13:14:06.530734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411251 2022-09-13T13:54:26.265262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440697 440508 2024-09-12T13:13:56.388772 2023-09-13T05:34:34.194398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 440499 2021-01-05T05:45:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 168520 2021-01-05T05:45:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 440498 2021-01-05T05:45:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168418 2021-01-05T05:45:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20340 2024-09-12T13:14:13.187629 application/rdf+xml 11367 2024-09-12T13:13:59.241754 image/jpeg 3240 2024-09-12T13:13:59.048730 image/jpeg 331212 2024-09-12T13:13:58.103802 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia