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Synopsis
This is a story of political intrigue and breathless adventure under the shadow of impending war. It is a vivid forecast of world conditions as they may be fifty years from now, but the atmosphere is realistic rather than futuristic: one of robust adventure, with a love-interest subordinated to the swift movement of perilous hours. The war which, for a few days, threatens the basis of civilisation, has no further fatalities than the death of a police officer, and the impending liquidation of a politician who can be easily spared; but the action is tense and swift, and the crisis is as exciting in its incidence, and as unforeseeable in its conclusion, as the author's many readers have learned to expect.
Is The Adventure of the Blue Room appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This 1945 speculative political thriller features minimal violence (one police death mentioned) and focuses on tense espionage and political maneuvering in a future war scenario. The love interest is subordinate to the adventure plot.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, political violence, and war.
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Who'll love this
Teens who enjoy fast-paced political intrigue and speculative what-if scenarios will find this engaging.