Isabel Thorne in Washington Intrigue and Espionage Tale
In a Washington political suspense, Count di Rosini and Secret Service swirl through a plot involving a mysterious Isabel Thorne. A gunshot, a stolen paper, and a secret agent Pietro Petrozinni unfold amid embassy rooms, chases, and an ominous Venezuelan theft.
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Count di Rosini
Italambassador
Diplo Mats
Isabel Thorne
Safe cracking by a detective in the diplomatic suite
Mr Grimm investigates a private room in a legation to recover a missing gold stash and thwarted robbery. He tests a damaged top compartment, questions Senor Rodriguez and staff, and finally opens the locked safe using a stethoscope and calculated dial work. He confirms a handkerchief’s role and directs delivery of his card to Miss Thorne.
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Isabel Kang
Campbell
Gasneas
Thorne
Grimm
Senor Alvarez
Exican Legation
Miss Thorne
Secret Service
Fle
Pietro Petrozinni
Ann Ulder
Mrs Thorne
Washington
Secret Service Bureau
Benor Rodriguez
Venezuela
Senor Rodriguez
Legation
Mr. Grimm
Senor
Josh
Senor Diaz
Legation Bank
Baltimore
Thomas Q. Griswold
Pennsylvania Avenue
Senorita Rodriguez
Monsieur Boissegur
Monsieur
Monsieur Netterville
The Lace Handkerchief Misdirection at the Legation
Miss Thorne faces suspicion as a lace handkerchief ties her to a Venezuelan legation safe. Mr. Grimm pursues the truth, exposing a web of deception involving a high society bridge loan set and a vanished French ambassador.
The Vanishing Diplomatist Chapter XIII
Secret Service reports detail ambassador Boissegur's sudden exit from his embassy desk three days after his disappearance. Mon sieur Rigolet notes a normal routine with a private letter left unfinished and a cigarette burning, suggesting a sudden impulse to leave without obvious distress.
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Monsiieur Rigolet
Campbell
Secret Service Bureau
Grimm
Monsieur Boissegur
Germany
Japan
Monsieur
Paris
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M.G. Kettner
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Bobbs- Merrill Company
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Fourteenth Street
Giliam
France
Monsieur Rigolet
Bank Street
Strother & Frazer
Mt. Sterlinn
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