Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 129 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips The Pawns Count Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Anuradha Valsa Raj and PG Distributed Proofreaders “The Pawns Count” by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely around the time of World War I. The story centers around a group of characters amidst the backdrop of war, showcasing themes of loyalty, intrigue, and espionage. Among the main characters are Pamela Van Teyl, an American woman caught in the complexities of her surroundings, John Lutchester, a civilian with a keen eye for the social dynamics, and Captain Richard Holderness, a soldier experiencing the attrition of war. At the start of the narrative, the characters gather in a fashionable London restaurant, discussing the war’s impact on society. Pamela comments on a notice warning against speaking carelessly, revealing an undercurrent of tension. The atmosphere is filled with camaraderie, but it hints at looming threats, particularly linked to the mysterious disappearance of Captain Graham, who possesses a crucial explosive formula. As the plot unfolds, Graham’s abduction leads to the introduction of espionage through various characters, including the sinister Fischer, leaving the reader intrigued about the interconnections and tensions that define their interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 492040 491925 2025-01-12T18:13:48.784722 2023-10-05T04:07:44.911187 text/html text/html 492033 491918 2025-01-12T18:13:49.091724 2023-10-05T04:07:45.128186 text/html text/html 248969 2025-01-12T18:13:58.556727 application/epub+zip 255577 2025-01-12T18:13:52.202743 application/epub+zip 242395 2025-01-12T18:13:50.927760 application/epub+zip 484150 2025-01-12T18:14:03.541700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442098 2025-01-12T18:13:57.717668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416276 2022-09-05T05:38:15.293151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430274 430210 2025-01-12T18:13:48.138763 2023-10-05T04:07:44.539176 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 430184 2020-12-26T23:53:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159666 2020-12-26T23:53:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 430175 2020-12-26T23:53:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159645 2020-12-26T23:53:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20998 2025-01-12T18:14:03.681646 application/rdf+xml 14277 2025-01-12T18:13:51.472743 image/jpeg 3575 2025-01-12T18:13:51.199728 image/jpeg 245841 2025-01-12T18:13:49.131747 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