A London doctor and his friend Job Seal, a blunt old sea captain, stumble on a mysterious stranger and a set of parchments that point to a hidden fortune. The vellum book’s account of seven dead men draws them into watching suspects in Hammersmith billiard rooms and into a race for the treasure against people willing to kill for it.
Le Queux in his most entertaining vein, mixing a cipher-and-treasure puzzle with London intrigue. Download the free EPUB.