Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo

"Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo" by William Le Queux is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the glamorous setting of Monte Carlo's casino culture and revolves around a mysterious and captivating woman known as Mademoiselle, who seems to possess an uncanny luck at gambling. The protagonist, Hugh Henfrey, a young Englishman, is determined to uncover the truth about his father's enigmatic death, which he suspects is linked to Mademoiselle. The opening of the novel introduces us to the bustling casino atmosphere and the fateful "Suicide's Chair," where Mademoiselle is winning consistently, capturing the attention of those around her. As Hugh and his friend Walter discuss her, it becomes clear that Hugh believes she holds crucial information about his father's demise. The narrative hints at dark secrets and intertwined lives against the backdrop of opulence, as Hugh's obsession with uncovering the truth drives him to confront the enigmatic Mademoiselle, setting the stage for intrigue and suspense in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

William Tufnell Le Queux was an Anglo-French journalist and writer. He was also a diplomat, a traveller, a flying buff who officiated at the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909, and a wireless pioneer who broadcast music from his own station long before radio was generally available; his claims regarding his own abilities and exploits, however, were usually exaggerated. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) and the anti-German invasion fantasy The Invasion of 1910 (1906), the latter becoming a bestseller.