In Jeopardy is a 1922 adventure novel by Van Tassel Sutphen. It opens with a legal letter about the funeral of Francis Hildebrand Graeme of Hildebrand Hundred, drawing the narrator into new family connections and a dangerous intrigue. Readers of classic period adventure and mystery will find an atmospheric, eventful tale.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
IN JEOPARDY Books by VAN TASSEL SUTPHEN IN JEOPARDY THE CARDINAL'S ROSE HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers Established 1817 IN JEOPARDY By Van Tassel Sutphen Author of "The Cardinal's Rose," Etc.
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON Copyright, 1922 By Harper & Brothers CONTENTS I. I Find Some New Relations II. The Setting of the Stage III. Hildebrand of the "Hundred" IV. Some Hypothetical Questions V. The Missing Link VI. "Madame Colette Marinette" VII. The Whispering Gallery VIII. Adventuring on "Sugar Loaf" IX. 1-4-2-4-8 X. I Receive an Ultimatum XI. The Rider of the Black Horse XII. Safe Find, Safe Bind XIII. Le Chiffre Indéchiffrable XIV. Another Break in the Circle XV. One Corner of the Veil XVI. Ad Interim XVII. The Midsummer Night's Ball XVIII. I Break a Promise XIX. The Seat Perilous XX. The Blind Terror XXI. A Lost Clue
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