The White Lie by William le Queux

The White Lie is a novel by William le Queux that tells the story of a young woman named Ethelwynn who becomes embroiled in a web of deceit and intrigue after she marries a man named Sir Henry Courtenay. The book explores themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of lying.

By William le Queux · First published 1905 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 30 chapters

Contents

• Is Mainly Mysterious
• Concerns a Pretty Stranger
• Describes Two Inquiries
• Describes a Torn Card
• Secrets of State
• The Safe-Breakers
• The Downward Path
• Reveals the Grim Truth
• In the Night
• Honour Among Thieves
• The Vow
• The Fate of "the American."
• Sisters in Silence
• Jean Learns the Truth
• His Lordship's Visitor
• Jean has a Surprise
• The Darkening Horizon
• Lord Bracondale's Confession
• The Garden of Love
• Crooked Confidences
• The Green Table
• Discloses a Scheme
• The Falling Shadow
• The Blow
• To Pay the Price
• A Child's Question
• The Intruder
• The Closed Box
• Deadly Peril
• The White Lie

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