Indeholder kapitlerne "1. John Millinborns bortgang", "2. Den fordrukne mr. Beale", "3. Punsonby afskediger en funktionær", "4. Brevene der ikke var det", "5. Manden med det store hoved", "6. Mr. Scobbs fra Red Horse Valley", "7. Mr. Beale taler rent ud af posen", "8. Forbrydelsen i Grand Alliance", "9. En forbrydelse mod verden", "10. En forgæves eftersøgning", "11. Huset nær Staines", "12. Vi præsenterer pastor Homo", "13. Deans Folly", "14. Mr. Beale foreslår ægteskab", "15. Den gode herr Stardt", "16. Lånesedlen", "17. Jøden fra Krakow", "18. Bridgers bryder løs", "19. Olivia indvilger", "20. Giftermålet", "21. Beale snakker ud med White", "22. Hilda Glaum viser vej", "23. I doktorens lejlighed", "24. Den grønne gift", "25. Sidste mand ved arbejdet", "26. Hemmeligheden om det grønne pulver", "27. En plan til at udsulte verden", "28. Dr. Milsom dukker op", "29. Den forsvundne kode", "30. Uret", "31. En frøhandlers regning", "32. Van Heerdens endeligt".

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"E che significa questo?

Significa che il giorno... il "grande giorno" è vicino.

Guerra?

Contro tutto il mondo, ma senza lo scintillio di una baionetta né lo sparo di un cannone. Una guerra combattuta da uomini che siedono nei loro piccoli uffici e tirano le corde che strozzeranno anche voi, Kitson, e me."

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This 1919 thriller was suspenseful even though the plot is dated in some technical aspects (such as sending coded messages by pigeon to avoid government surveillance of the telegraph offices). The main portion of this though seemed surprisingly modern - an attempt by a terrorist to create and disseminate a bioweapon which would destroy crops (and perhaps all plant matter). Of course, being 1919, the terrorist is German but change him to an Islamic jihadist and update some of the technical aspects and it could take place today .

I listened to the LibriVox recording by Don W. Jenkins - his narration was good but I find his pacing and intonation not quite what I would like it to be. Still better than the text-to-speech feature on my Kindle though! ( )

Once again I was struck by how Wallace creates these spectacular cliff hangers and then never quite resolves them. Not a bad story and a fairly complicated mystery but the pacing left a bit to be desired and, once again, Wallace should never do romance.