Louis Joseph Vance: 41 books

A Curious Story of Woman's Love. The book is full of romance and also surprises. It is a story of dramatic events, exciting adventures, and overcoming passion which makes a rapidly moving story. This book consists of twenty-one chapters.

A rapidly-moving narrative of the detective-story type, in which a rascally diamond smuggler is out-witted by a young Californian and the girl who was to have been the thief's victim.  A hard-to-put-down mystery that will leave you wanting more from this talented, sometimes overlooked writer.

A rapid-paced, fast-moving novel of crime and romance, and romance and a double crime.

The tale bristles with breathless adventure, mistaken identities, detective investigations, romantic developments, and startling situations... It is a rousing story, told with a stimulating style, and culminating in love rewarded; but, before that happy end is reached, there are many thrilling revelations.

Rival members of the underworld, jealous of "Lone Wolf" Michael Lanyard's success as a jewel thief, threaten to reveal his true identity unless he surrenders his independence and joins their "pack." Instead, Lanyard determines to quit his life of crime, only to find the way blocked by the dauntless Lucy Shannon.

À la veille de la déclaration de guerre des États-Unis contre lAllemagne, Michael Lanyard, alias le Loup Solitaire, réchappé des tranchées, trouve une occasion de venger la mort de sa femme et de son fils en sengageant comme espion sur un paquebot à destination de New York. Les enjeux politiques...

Divining that he and Mr. Iff were bargaining for the same accommodations, Staff endeavoured to assume an attitude of distinguished obliviousness to the entire proceeding; and would have succeeded but for the immediate and impatient action of Mr. Iff.