Collection of stories: "A Prince for Sale," "House of Missing Men," "The Tomb-Robber," "Diplomacy by Air," "Connor Takes Charge" and "The King-Makers." His companions of the China clubs and legations thought Vincent Connor a wealthy playboy; but his "play" was matching wits in tight places against wily Oriental intriguers… Vincent Connor wondered why a Russian countess should invite his friend to dinner in the French concession at Tientsin; and the answer was sudden and grim… All China was buzzing with talk about the theft of the priceless Han jades when Connor, freelance of Oriental politics, took a hand in the risky game… Vincent Connor's political intrigues were so secret and successful that they puzzled all China; but this blow drove him to open and reckless action… To manage a Far East business in spite of Chinese intrigues takes both courage and brains; and Vincent Connor's friends never guessed he had either… The last of a long line of emperors stages a comeback under Yankee auspices…
Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.