The Stolen Statesman

A British statesman is kidnapped and replaced with a lookalike, leading to international intrigue and espionage. The story follows the efforts of a detective to uncover the truth behind the kidnapping and restore order to the government.

By William Le Queux · First published 1906 · Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Adventure · 30 chapters · 79,691 words

First lines

As the Right Honourable Reginald Monkton walked towards Charing Cross on that June morning his fifty-odd years appeared to weigh lightly upon him True, his hair was tinged with grey, yet that was but natural after over twenty years of political strife and Party bickering, of hard-fought divisions in the House, and of campaigns of various sorts up and down the country. His career had been a brilliantly outstanding one ever since he had graduated at Cambridge. He had risen to be a Bencher of the Inner Temple; had been, among other things, Quain Professor of Law at University College, London. In Parliament he had sat for North-West Manchester for ten years, afterwards for East Huntingdon, and later for the Govan Division of Glasgow. Among other political appointments he had held was that of a Junior Lord of the Treasury, afterwards that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Home Office, and now in the latest Administration he had been given the portfolio of Colonial Secretary.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: William Le Queux
• Date: 1906 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Adventure, Crime, Political Fiction
• Length: 79,691 words
• Structure: 30 chapters, 1,856 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

• Thriller — The book is centered around suspenseful and exciting events involving espionage and political intrigue.
• Mystery — The plot involves solving the disappearance of a key political figure, creating a sense of mystery.
• Adventure — The narrative includes adventurous elements as characters navigate dangerous situations.
• Crime — The storyline involves criminal activities related to the kidnapping of a statesman.

Tags

Spy Thriller · Adventure Fiction · Mystery Novel · Espionage · Plot Twist · Surveillance · Counter Intelligence · Government Conspiracy · Secret Service · International Intrigue · Diplomatic Crisis · Treason

Contents

• Concerning Sheila Monkton
• The Discovery in Chesterfield Street
• The Whispered Name
• The Man who Knew
• Contains some Curious Facts
• Just too Late
• The Mysterious Mrs Saxton
• The Man from Boundary Road
• Rumours in London
• In the Lobby of the House
• Mainly Concerns Mr Stent
• The Occupier of Forest View
• Contains further Discoveries
• The Cipher of the Two C's
• In which Smeaton Makes a Discovery
• Who was Monkton's Enemy?
• The Room of Secrets
• Another Mystery
• Still Another Club
• A Conference at Downing Street
• Shades of Soho
• One Fact is Established
• Which Makes One Fact Plain
• The Mystery of the Maid-Servant
• Still more Mystery
• The Secret Picture
• The Story of the Portraits
• In the Mists
• Contains Many Surprises
• The Mystery Solved

More by William Le Queux

• El tesoro misterioso (1909)
• 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)
• All works by William Le Queux