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Readers who enjoy wartime adventure, amateur detectives reasoning from footprints and pocketknives, Highland scenery with lochs and fishing, and classic mysteries where a puzzling light holds the whole plot together.
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A girl looks at a river in the Highlands, and the whole world turns green. Then it goes black. The Mystery of the Green Ray is a wartime thriller by William Le Queux, a British writer who made his name with spy and invasion stories. It is set in August 1914, in the first days of the war with Germany. Ronald Ewart, a young London barrister with few clients, tells the tale himself. It runs from the Thames to a night train and on to a lonely sea loch. A cheerful, apparently American neighbour, an eye specialist and a loyal friend with a weak heart all try to find out what is happening.
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- 1Four friends and a war on the riverFree
- 2A night train and a watchful American
- 3Myra, the lodge and the sudden dark
- 4Doctors, a rock that moves and a loyal race
- 5Garnesk, chloroform and the stolen dog
- 6Tracks in the shingle point to a yacht
- 7Suffocation, red light and a clasp knife
- 8What the story is really about
- 9How the story is told
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Four friends and a war on the river
The book opens on the Thames on Bank Holiday, the third of August 1914. Four friends are making their yearly river trip in two punts. They are Ronald Ewart, a young barrister, Dennis Burnham, a huge athletic man, and two cheerful companions, Jack Curtis and Tommy Evans. That night they agree that war with Germany cannot be avoided and that they must all enlist.
Ronald confesses his own trouble. He loves Myra McLeod, the daughter of an old general. The General refuses an engagement because Ronald is a briefless barrister with no money. Ronald plans to travel to Scotland and set Myra free.
Then Dennis shares his secret. An illness years ago left him with a weak heart, and the army will turn him away. Ronald asks him to avoid reckless risks, and Dennis gives his word. The narrator hints that this promise will one day be broken to save someone dearer than life.
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What is The Mystery of the Green Ray about?
It is a wartime thriller set in the Scottish Highlands in August 1914. A young woman loses her sight in a green flash, her dog is stolen, and a barrister, his friend and an eye specialist try to find the cause.
Who is Hilderman in The Mystery of the Green Ray?
He is friendly, curious and a keen photographer, and he is very interested in what happens to Myra McLeod and her dog.
What is the green ray in the book?
It is a mysterious green light and flash first seen at a salmon-pool rock near Invermalluch Lodge. It blinds, strangles the air and even seems to alter the landscape, and the characters work together to find where it comes from.
When was The Mystery of the Green Ray written and is it a true story?
William Le Queux wrote it during the First World War, and it is set in August 1914. The story draws on real fears of spies and secret weapons in that period.
Is The Mystery of the Green Ray easy to read?
Yes, in the sense that the chapters are short and full of lively conversation. A friendly storyteller guides you through clear clues, quick reasoning and fine Highland scenery, so the mystery is easy to follow.