The Empire of Night
A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller
A Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thriller: Book #3
- By: Robert Olen Butler
- Narrated by: Ray Chase
- Length: 12 hours 24 minutes
Description
It is 1917, and the United States is still wavering on the brink of war. At an elite intelligence meeting at a Hyde Park mansion, Kit’s handlers pair him up with someone he would never have expected—his mother. There’s a German mole somewhere in the British government, and the most likely suspect happens to be a diehard fan of the famous American theater actress Isabel Cobb. Disguised as a German-American reporter named Joseph William Hunter, Kit follows his mother and her escort Sir Albert Stockman from the relative safety of London into the lion’s den of Berlin.
This third installment in Butler’s critically-acclaimed series features the swash-buckling action, charismatic leading man, and artful prose that have won the hearts of historical crime fiction fans everywhere.
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The Empire of Night
By: Robert Olen Butler
Narrated by: Ray Chase
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
It is 1917, and the United States is still wavering on the brink of war. At an elite intelligence meeting at a Hyde Park mansion, Kit’s handlers pair him up with someone he would never have expected—his mother. There’s a German mole somewhere in the British government, and the most likely suspect happens to be a diehard fan of the famous... Read more »
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