Project Gutenberg 2021-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 130 Williams, Valentine 1883 1946 Valentine, Douglas Clubfoot the Avenger Being some further adventures of Desmond Oakwood, of the Secret Service Al Haines, Stephen Hutcheson & the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Clubfoot the Avenger" by Valentine Williams is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story features Major Desmond Okewood, a retired secret service agent, who finds himself drawn back into the dangerous world of espionage when a malevolent figure known as "The Man with the Clubfoot" resurfaces with a campaign of vengeance against those connected to the British Secret Service. The narrative promises intrigue and suspense, while Okewood grapples with threats from the dangerous mastermind and his cunning tactics. The opening portion of the book sets the stage with a grim discovery in a rain-soaked London, where a dead man is found in a cabriolet, suspected of suicide. As Major Okewood investigates the peculiar circumstances surrounding the death, he meets various characters, including a young woman, Miss Vera Slade, whose stolen car is linked to the crime. Suspicion arises that the dead man may not be who he seems, suggesting a deeper conspiracy tied to Okewood's past. This tense beginning establishes an atmosphere of mystery while hinting at the complex web of intrigue that will unfold as Okewood navigates old relationships and confronts the dark figure of Clubfoot. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Spy stories English fiction -- 20th century PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 356746 2025-07-26T05:19:32.698005 text/html 346794 2024-10-18T13:54:31 text/html 340698 2025-07-26T05:19:40.094977 application/epub+zip 354901 2025-07-26T05:19:34.823010 application/epub+zip 219421 2025-07-26T05:19:33.892996 application/epub+zip 431265 2025-07-26T05:19:43.874952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390457 2025-07-26T05:19:39.086997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293762 2022-09-29T12:44:34.807500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316436 2025-07-26T05:19:31.625025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296639 2024-10-18T13:54:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11226 2025-07-26T05:19:44.005933 application/rdf+xml 20524 2025-07-26T05:19:33.990980 image/jpeg 2166 2025-07-26T05:19:33.942980 image/jpeg 302964 2025-07-26T05:19:32.734977 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