Project Gutenberg 2022-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 210 Donovan, Dick 1843 1934 The chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service $aUnited Kingdom :$bChatto & Windus,$c1897. The mysterious disappearance of a million roubles -- A modern Borgia -- The strange story of an attaché -- The fate of Vassilo Ivanoff -- The merchant of Riga -- The great conspiracy -- The crown jewels -- The strange story of a secret treaty -- How Peter Treskin was lured to doom -- The clue of the dead hand. Sonya Schermann, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service" by Dick Donovan is a collection of detective stories written in the late 19th century. The book features the main character, Michael Danevitch, a prominent detective in the Russian Secret Service, as he unravels complex cases involving theft, conspiracy, and murder within the turbulent political landscape of Russia. At the start of the narrative, the introduction sets the stage by recounting a daring assassination attempt on the Emperor of Russia, which highlights the perilous environment in which Danevitch operates. Following this, the opening story details a high-stakes robbery involving the theft of a million roubles during transit from Moscow to St. Petersburg, creating an intricate plot of betrayal and secretive maneuvering within the ranks of government officials. As Danevitch investigates, he uncovers layers of deception that lead to a conspiracy involving those entrusted with safeguarding the treasure, showcasing the detective's analytical prowess and tenacity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofmich00dono/page/n7/mode/2up 20210113230914donovan 1897 GB Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories, English Mystery and detective stories Danevitch, Michael (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 675308 2025-07-27T05:59:44.465022 text/html 654523 2024-10-18T22:03:16 text/html 902072 2025-07-27T05:59:53.188992 application/epub+zip 900184 2025-07-27T05:59:46.451009 application/epub+zip 623605 2025-07-27T05:59:45.296003 application/epub+zip 1711603 2025-07-27T05:59:58.411933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1437591 2025-07-27T05:59:52.327963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1397075 2022-09-30T16:55:56.686110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636249 2025-07-27T05:59:43.504012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 616120 2024-10-18T22:03:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17625 2025-07-27T05:59:58.559945 application/rdf+xml 29360 2025-07-27T05:59:45.577006 image/jpeg 3742 2025-07-27T05:59:45.433997 image/jpeg 1370663 2025-07-27T05:59:44.537068 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 More titles under Muddock, J. E. (Joyce Emmerson) en.wikipedia