Magnus Pym, the perfect spy, disappears. His colleagues, his superiors, even his wife are baffled and shaken. He must be found because it's a matter of national security. But how can you find someone that no one really knows.

What Would You Do If You Knew Too Much?

"We're all really dependent in nearly everything, and we all make a fuss about being independent in something." - G.K. Chesterton, The Man Who Knew Too Much

Horne Fisher is the man who knows too much: he has many well-positioned friends who can't be touched and knows many things about the British political and social schemes. Using his extensive knowledge, he manages to solve many crimes

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In the affairs of his dead wife, a British publisher discovers compromising pictures of the foreign secretary who was her lover, presenting an opportunity for revenge on both the political and personal level.

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