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This covers the same ground as at least one of his other novels (Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo), political intrigue right before World War 1. A member of the British diplomatic service accident stumbles into a German spy ring. The trouble is, no one in England believes him. So he takes matters into his own hands.
There's not much tension in the book though, and the characters are more annoying than likable. I suppose it could have been a critique of the apathy of the higher social classes of England, but...still not his best work, I would say.
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