Project Gutenberg 2009-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 252 Le Queux, William 1864 1927 Queux, William Le Queux, William Tufnell Le Queux, William le The Sign of Silence Produced by Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Sign of Silence" by William Le Queux is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Edward Royle, who finds himself embroiled in a perplexing situation involving his friend Sir Digby Kemsley, an engineer whose sudden disappearance coincides with the emergence of a young woman's murder. As Royle navigates through intrigue and potential betrayal, he faces personal doubts about those he loves, revealing themes of loyalty and suspicion. At the start of the novel, the protagonist, Edward Royle, shares a lunch with his beloved Phrida Shand in a posh London restaurant. They discuss Sir Digby Kemsley, who has mysteriously vanished, leading to concerns about his true identity after investigations reveal he may be an impostor. The narrative shifts as Royle learns of a brutal murder in Sir Digby's flat, connected to a hidden past involving love and deception. As tensions escalate, Royle grapples with his affection for Phrida and the implications of the unfolding mystery, foreshadowing deeper personal and relational conflicts in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 519737 2025-07-12T12:01:26.620591 text/html 510525 2024-10-24T20:32:23 text/html 337160 2025-07-12T12:01:36.485562 application/epub+zip 341508 2025-07-12T12:01:28.940556 application/epub+zip 269799 2025-07-12T12:01:27.551547 application/epub+zip 582348 2025-07-12T12:01:42.053601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527469 2025-07-12T12:01:35.457525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433785 2022-09-14T06:29:33.320046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453441 2025-07-12T12:01:24.888623 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433722 2024-10-24T20:32:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 453320 2021-01-05T20:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 453315 2021-01-05T20:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21822 2025-07-12T12:01:42.190509 application/rdf+xml 13190 2025-07-12T12:01:28.073545 image/jpeg 3523 2025-07-12T12:01:27.812545 image/jpeg 168522 2021-01-05T20:40:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 252458 2021-01-05T20:40:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 168422 2021-01-05T20:40:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 317228 2025-07-12T12:01:26.665566 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia