The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
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The Quest of the Sacred Slipper

  1. 419 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Quest of the Sacred Slipper

About this book

The theft of a holy relic sets off a deadly plot to reclaim it in this globe-trotting adventure by the author of the Fu-Manchu novels.

Returning to England aboard the S.S. Mandalay, a journalist named Cavanagh is struck by an unsettling occurrence at Port Said, Egypt. A wounded beggar is brought aboard—his hand having been cut off—as he carried a professor's luggage. This brutal episode is only Cavanagh's first encounter with a merciless network devoted to protecting an ancient Islamic relic: a slipper once worn by the prophet Mohammed.

According to their devout principles, only an anointed few should even touch the slipper or its container. Now, as it makes its way to a British museum, it imperils all those who come in contact with it. But they are not the only ones who want the stolen artifact. Chasing the irresistible story, Cavanagh soon finds himself caught between a murderous cult and a slick American thief in what could be the adventure of his life, if he manages to survive.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. I. The Phantom Scimitar
  5. II. The Girl with the Violet eyes
  6. III. “Hassan of Aleppo”
  7. IV. The Oblong Box
  8. V. The Occupant of the Box
  9. VI. The Ring of the Prophet
  10. VII. First Attempt on the Safe
  11. VIII. The Violet Eyes Again
  12. IX. Second Attempt on the Safe
  13. X. At the British Antiquarian Museum
  14. XI. The Hole in the Blind
  15. XII. The Hashishin Watch
  16. XIII. The White Beam
  17. XIV. A Scream in the Night
  18. XV. A Shrivelled Hand
  19. XVI. The Dwarf
  20. XVII. The Woman with the Basket
  21. XVIII. What Came Through the Window
  22. XIX. A Rapping at Midnight
  23. XX. The Golden Pavilion
  24. XXI. The Black Tube
  25. XXII. The Light of El-medineh
  26. XXIII. The Three Messages
  27. XXIV. I Keep the Appointment
  28. XXV. The Watcher In Bank Chambers
  29. XXVI. The Strong-Room
  30. XXVII. The Slipper
  31. XXVIII. Carneta
  32. XXIX. We Meet Mr. Isaacs
  33. XXX. At the Gate House
  34. XXXI. The Pool of Death
  35. XXXII. Six Patches
  36. XXXIII. How We Were Reenforced
  37. XXXIV. My Last Meeting with Hassan of Aleppo
  38. Copyright