Four Faces
In Edwardian London, where wealth conceals dangerous secrets, Michael Berrington's comfortable life fractures when he overhears a single name at his club: Gastrell. The man rents a house from a fellow member yet remains a complete mystery, and Berrington's curiosity deepens when his fiancée Dulcie befriends the glamorous widow Connie Stapleton, whose connection to the elusive Gastrell seems far too intimate. What begins as social intrigue escalates into terror: sensational robberies, brutal murders, coded messages threading through the capital, and the unsettling suggestion of mind control. Berrington finds himself ensnared in a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew about the people closest to him, racing against time before the final revelation destroys not just his engagement but his very sense of reality. Le Queux was the master of Edwardian sensation, crafting tales where nothing and no one remains as they first appear. This novel delivers his signature blend of crime, psychological intrigue, and social satire, wrapped in the glittering darkness of pre-WWI London. The twists arrive like hammer blows, and the title's meaning becomes clear only in the devastating final pages. For readers who crave suspense with period atmosphere and absolutely no one can be trusted, this is pulp perfection.
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