Project Gutenberg 2024-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 106 Paul, L. Code $aNew York, NY :$bThe Butterick Publishing Company, $c1927. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Code" by L. Paul is a crime fiction narrative likely written in the late 1920s. The book centers around a mysterious ship, the "Cora", and its crew as they find themselves embroiled in a thrilling plot related to stolen valuables, deception, and the looming specter of impending investigation from Scotland Yard. It combines elements of suspense and intrigue as the characters navigate their murky intentions against the backdrop of criminal undertakings. The story follows Drake, a man with dubious ties, who boards the "Cora" under the pretense of being a passenger. He soon discovers that the ship harbors secrets, including a connection to a sensational jewel heist and potential murder. As tensions rise among the ship's passengers—who include a dubious engineer and a quiet fellow named Quayle—Drake deduces that he is not the only one with something to hide. The narrative unfolds as Drake, trying to outsmart his suspicious peers and uncover the truth, clashes with the cunning wireless operator Cray and the weary captain Bain. Ultimately, the book weaves a complex tapestry of lies and enigmas culminating in a resolution that ties together the threads of intrigue aboard the ship, exposing the intricacies of crime and morality at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/AdventureV064N0519271115 20240420183230paul 1927 US Reading ease score: 95.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Short stories Sea stories Criminals -- Fiction Ships -- Fiction Radio -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 80312 2025-06-29T06:20:47.920608 text/html 56613 2024-04-27T02:45:27 text/html 320948 2025-06-29T06:20:50.778623 application/epub+zip 320313 2025-06-29T06:20:48.839592 application/epub+zip 159074 2025-06-29T06:20:48.289581 application/epub+zip 861710 2025-06-29T06:20:52.250617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855113 2025-06-29T06:20:50.362615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71153 2025-06-29T06:20:47.716605 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51476 2024-04-27T02:45:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16337 2025-06-29T06:20:52.377610 application/rdf+xml 27640 2025-06-29T06:20:48.502629 image/jpeg 4589 2025-06-29T06:20:48.394607 image/jpeg 430828 2025-06-29T06:20:47.940611 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