The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love (version 2)
William Le Queux
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
A mysterious burgary of the British Consulate at Leghorn, coupled with the even more mysterious visit of an English yacht, leads to a trail of espionage and underground criminal activity that carries to reader to London, to Scotland, and ultimately to Finland, then groaning under the oppression of its imperial Russian masters. Our hero, fortunately, is a man of great perspicacity (half a century later he might have been named Double O Seven), but even he finds his limits tested as he attempts to find the truth. - Summary by Nicholas Clifford (9 hr 55 min)
Chapters
| His Britannic Majesty's Service | 33:31 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Why the Safe Was Opened | 30:29 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| The House 'Over the Water' | 33:15 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| In Which the Mystery Increases | 32:18 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Contains Certain Confidences | 29:07 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| The Gathering of the Clouds | 29:22 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Contains a Surprise | 29:41 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Life's Counterclaim | 29:37 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Strange Disclosures are Made | 30:40 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| I Show My Hand | 31:12 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| The Castle of the Terror part 1 | 36:17 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| The Castle of the Terror part 2 | 39:46 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| 'The Strangler' | 44:47 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| A Double Game and its Consequences | 33:19 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Her Highness is Inquisitive | 16:46 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Just Off the Strand | 27:30 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Marked Men | 17:17 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| The Truth About the 'Lola' | 29:38 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
| Contains Elma's Story & Conclusion | 40:31 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Reviews
Exciting, and Incredibly Relevant
Scott in Sandy Eggo
This story, though taking place over 120 years ago as a historical thriller, has a current parallel to Russia’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine, only then, it was Finland that was its victim. Of course, that’s just a minor backdrop for this wonderfully exciting mystery that is quite credible in intrigue, espionage, and crime. Our most excellent reader, Professor Clifford, must be appreciated in memory, for bringing us such great literature to our attention and enjoyment.
One of my favorite narrators
Ms. Elizabeth
2019 - yearly listen. Both narrators are my favorite but I am a creature of habit so, I prefer Weiss read the Le Queux books, if I had my choice. Really, I'm just happy when it's any of my favorites.
thank you Nicholas Clifford!!
RW
I am so happy to have this alternative reading to the nasal droning of the previous version. One of my favourite Readers.
favorite reader
OBX12
Well developed plot that keeps interest Perfect escape from Covid-19 worries or situations for a while .Thank you LibriVox
More adventure than mystery
Read
Good story, but I would not call it a mystery, much more a thriller than a who-done-it.
imo amazingly ...
William Hillmann III
... stupid, preposterous, unbelievable and irresponsible crap!102423! "oh the police, what can they want of me?"
A LibriVox Listener
Excellent reader. Easy to follow plot. Very interesting story.
A grade story
Russ
wonderfully complex story for its time.