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Miss Peachy and the Floating World (Miss Peachy #2)

Gordon John Thomson

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Description:This is the second instalment in the adventures of young American detective, Joseph Appeldoorn, and Miss Amelia Peachy, Edwardian actress and athlete, British secret agent, and mistress of disguise and intrigue.In this second episode, set in the mysterious and exotic world of Meiji era Japan, the pair encounter even more danger than in Switzerland two years before...January 1904. Joe Appeldoorn believes Amelia to be dead, and is now married to Eleanor and has left his work as a detective with the Pinkerton Agency behind to manage his father’s old electrical company. Life should be perfect for him yet he has problems; he still can’t quite free himself of the tantalising memory of Amelia Peachy.Aiming to get a commercial foothold for his electrical business in Asia and to outflank his business rivals Westinghouse and Tesla, he sets out on a business trip for Japan...Unknown to Joe, Amelia Peachy has survived her fall over the Rheinfall in Switzerland and is now in Tokyo too, working for the spymaster at the British Embassy, Clive Randall, trying to discover who is leaking British diplomatic and military secrets to the Russians. Japan and Russia are edging close to war in the Pacific, and Britain is secretly supporting the Japanese in their plans...Amelia also learns, though, that her old arch-enemy, the assassin Herr Johan Plesch, is believed to be in Tokyo, planning the murder of a major political figure...As the story unfolds further, Joe and Amelia must survive bombings and assassinations, a fight to the death on the roof of an express train, earthquakes and explosions, culminating in a flight in a primitive flying machine and a confrontation with a sword-wielding madman. At the end of the story, Amelia must decide where her future lies, while Joe Appeldoorn has an even harder decision to make when his wife Eleanor arrives unexpectedly in Tokyo...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Miss Peachy and the Floating World (Miss Peachy #2). To get started finding Miss Peachy and the Floating World (Miss Peachy #2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is the second instalment in the adventures of young American detective, Joseph Appeldoorn, and Miss Amelia Peachy, Edwardian actress and athlete, British secret agent, and mistress of disguise and intrigue.In this second episode, set in the mysterious and exotic world of Meiji era Japan, the pair encounter even more danger than in Switzerland two years before...January 1904. Joe Appeldoorn believes Amelia to be dead, and is now married to Eleanor and has left his work as a detective with the Pinkerton Agency behind to manage his father’s old electrical company. Life should be perfect for him yet he has problems; he still can’t quite free himself of the tantalising memory of Amelia Peachy.Aiming to get a commercial foothold for his electrical business in Asia and to outflank his business rivals Westinghouse and Tesla, he sets out on a business trip for Japan...Unknown to Joe, Amelia Peachy has survived her fall over the Rheinfall in Switzerland and is now in Tokyo too, working for the spymaster at the British Embassy, Clive Randall, trying to discover who is leaking British diplomatic and military secrets to the Russians. Japan and Russia are edging close to war in the Pacific, and Britain is secretly supporting the Japanese in their plans...Amelia also learns, though, that her old arch-enemy, the assassin Herr Johan Plesch, is believed to be in Tokyo, planning the murder of a major political figure...As the story unfolds further, Joe and Amelia must survive bombings and assassinations, a fight to the death on the roof of an express train, earthquakes and explosions, culminating in a flight in a primitive flying machine and a confrontation with a sword-wielding madman. At the end of the story, Amelia must decide where her future lies, while Joe Appeldoorn has an even harder decision to make when his wife Eleanor arrives unexpectedly in Tokyo...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Miss Peachy and the Floating World (Miss Peachy #2). To get started finding Miss Peachy and the Floating World (Miss Peachy #2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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