The Wife of the Secretary of State
Ella Middleton Tybout
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In this political thriller set at the turn of the 20th century, several lives, both of Washington insiders and those on the periphery, intersect over the issue of some stolen diplomatic papers. And what hidden secrets bind Mrs. Redmond, the wife of the Secretary of State, to the unscrupulous Count Valdmir, the Russian ambassador? Politics, power, and intrigue combine in this novel, first published in 1905. (Summary by Nullifidian)
Book coordinated by Nullifidian & M Z Spark. (9 hr 54 min)
Chapters
01 - Introduction and Chapter 1 | 21:16 | Read by DrBeccaAnne |
02 - Chapter 2 | 13:35 | Read by DrBeccaAnne |
03 - Chapter 3 | 14:07 | Read by Robin Classen |
04 - Chapter 4 | 14:40 | Read by DrBeccaAnne |
05 - Chapter 5 | 24:44 | Read by DrBeccaAnne |
06 - Chapter 6 | 6:43 | Read by Diana Majlinger |
07 - Chapter 7 | 16:12 | Read by juliawise07 |
08 - Chapter 8 | 16:54 | Read by juliawise07 |
09 - Chapter 9 | 16:35 | Read by TriciaG |
10 - Chapter 10 | 21:26 | Read by Brendan Stallard |
11 - Chapter 11 | 15:02 | Read by TriciaG |
12 - Chapter 12 | 17:29 | Read by rasputin |
13 - Chapter 13 | 16:51 | Read by rasputin |
14 - Chapter 14 | 18:11 | Read by Nullifidian |
15 - Chapter 15 | 17:44 | Read by TriciaG |
16 - Chapter 16 | 24:08 | Read by P Moscato |
17 - Chapter 17 | 16:00 | Read by TriciaG |
18 - Chapter 18 | 12:14 | Read by TriciaG |
19 - Chapter 19 | 13:08 | Read by Cori Samuel |
20 - Chapter 20 | 15:42 | Read by MaryAnn |
21 - Chapter 21 | 14:36 | Read by MaryAnn |
22 - Chapter 22 | 14:17 | Read by MaryAnn |
23 - Chapter 23 | 13:18 | Read by MaryAnn |
24 - Chapter 24 | 13:51 | Read by MaryAnn |
25 - Chapter 25 | 20:25 | Read by MaryAnn |
26 - Chapter 26 | 17:00 | Read by DrBeccaAnne |
27 - Chapter 27 | 14:23 | Read by DrBeccaAnne |
28 - Chapter 28 | 15:30 | Read by Linda Velwest |
29 - Chapter 29 | 18:50 | Read by Linda Velwest |
30 - Chapter 30 | 21:13 | Read by TriciaG |
31 - Chapter 31 | 17:07 | Read by TriciaG |
32 - Chapter 32 | 23:11 | Read by TriciaG |
33 - Chapter 33 | 21:00 | Read by TriciaG |
34 - Chapter 34 | 16:47 | Read by TriciaG |
35 - Chapter 35 | 11:51 | Read by TriciaG |
36 - Chapter 36 | 8:15 | Read by Diana Majlinger |
Reviews
Excellent story
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mikezane
The Rouschuk papers are missing, and the Secretary of State does not know who is behind the theft. His wife has been behaving strangely as well. He never asked about her mysterious past because he loves and respects her. Yet, something must be behind her secretive behavior. In addition, Count Vladmir, the Russian Ambassador, has been making a number of appearances, more so than affairs of state would warrant. What ties them all together? Intrigue, missing papers, and missing people make for an interesting story. Reading was good.
"Mission" to point out a certain reader?
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librivoxbooks
You're going to be posting a lot of reviews, then, because that is one of our more prolific readers. If you go to the LibriVox catalog page for each project (linked in the description), you can scan the list of readers and avoid any with readers you do not like.
sing song lady strikes
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nosingsong
I really don't mean to pick but I am on a mission to point out what I think is the same reader with a highly bad habit of inflection chap.31,32, 33 among others..i keep running into it often..