During World War I, the son of a British aristocrat and the daughter of an English colonel get entangled in a treacherous scheme. They must negotiate with secret agents and spies who are persuaded of their innocence.
Catherine Abbeway and Julian Orden meet by chance, which leads to a complicated narrative of suspicion and government corruption. Catherine is the daughter of an English colonel and is being pursued because she possesses sensitive papers. Julian collects the documents for fear of incriminating Catherine and confirming her status as a traitor. Julian and Catherine become involved in an expanding plot driven by both English and German forces.

Portrait

Edward Phillips Oppenheim was an English author who lived from October 22, 1866, to February 3, 1946. He wrote a lot of best-selling genre fiction with glamorous characters, international drama, and fast-paced action. They were popular forms of fun because they were easy to read. In 1927, he was on the cover of Time magazine. Edward Phillips Oppenheim was born in Tottenham, London, on October 22, 1866. His parents were Henrietta Susannah Temperley Budd and a leather merchant named Edward John Oppenheim. He went to Wyggeston Grammar School until the sixth form in 1883, but had to quit because his family couldn't afford it. For almost twenty years, he worked in his father's business. His father helped pay for the release of his first book, which did just enough to cover its costs. It was under the name "Anthony Partridge" that he released five of his books from 1908 to 1912.