The Closed Book by William le Queux

The Closed Book by William le Queux is a mystery novel set in London during the early 20th century. The story follows the investigation of a series of murders that seem to be connected to an ancient manuscript known as "The Closed Book." The protagonist, Inspector Dacre, must uncover the secrets of this mysterious book and solve the case before more people are killed.

By William le Queux · First published 1908 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 40 chapters

Contents

• Which Mainly Concerns a Hunchback
• The Priest and the Book
• In which the Prior is Mysterious
• By the Tideless Sea
• Shows Something Suspicious
• The Opening of the Book
• Forbidden Folios
• Concerns a Woman's Serfdom
• Doctor Pellegrini's Opinion
• Across Europe
• The Old Lady from Paris
• The Sign of the Bear Cub
• What the Watchers Saw
• The Counsel of Friends
• The Old Monk's Secret
• Continues the Record
• Contains Forbidden Knowledge
• Lady Judith Speaks
• The Hand and the Glove
• Walter Wyman Rejoins me
• We Make Preliminary Investigation
• What Happened at Crowland
• Tactics of the Enemy
• Forestalled
• What the Buried Chest Contained
• A Discovery in Harpur Street
• If you Knew the Truth
• The Stranger in Black
• Some Explanations
• Humours of a House Party
• Under the Gallows Knob
• The Major Makes a Statement
• Will the Sun Shine?
• The Red Bull of the Borgias
• What we Found at Threave
• Shows the Actual Spot at Crowland
• In which I Enter the House of Mystery
• The Room of the Bear Cub
• Contains Lord Glenelg's Story
• By which the Book Remains Open

More by William le Queux

• Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo (1904)
• The Four Faces (1920)
• The Czar's Spy (1896)
• The House of Whispers (1908)
• The Doctor of Pimlico (1906)
• The Minister of Evil (1902)
• The Great White Queen (1896)
• The Mystery of the Green Ray (1925)
• All works by William le Queux