Other Fiction Oppenheim, E. Phillips: The Pawns Count. V1. 4 Sep 2011

[crutledge]

Edward Phillips Oppenheim (October 22, 1866 – February 3, 1946), was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers .A best-selling author of novels, short stories, magazine articles, translations, and plays, Oppenheim published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have an undertone of intrigue.

Excerpt
"I AM for England and England only," John Lutchester, the Englishman, asserted.
"I am for Japan and Japan only," Nikasti, the Jap, insisted.
"I am for Germany first and America afterwards," Oscar Fischer, the German-American pronounced.
"I am for America first, America only, America always," Pamela Van Teyl, the American girl, declared.
They were all right except the German-American.

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[JeremyR]

Written in 1918, this novel is set in 1916 during WW1. It's basically a spy novel, first focusing on the efforts of several different spies trying to get the formula of a new explosive, then shifts gears (and protagonists) and is about the US's entry into the War.

For the most part it's pretty good - some tacky racial language in the beginning (interestingly, while it is still set in England)