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Author: (USA) John Buchan & Chen Zhijie
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Before the outbreak of the Second World War, three Prussian spies infiltrated London, planning to assassinate the visiting Greek Prime Minister and provoke a war. Colonel Scard of the British intelligence agency discovered this conspiracy. During surveillance, he was unfortunately killed by the Prussian spies. Before his death, he revealed this secret to Engineer Hanne. With the help of a Scottish young nobleman and the police, Hanne finally located the spies' operational base, eliminated the Prussian spies, thus preventing a political assassination and winning valuable preparation time for Europe. The storyline is tense and vivid, with simple and clear language, making it suitable for English beginners.