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The Duke Decides
Headon Hill
1903
4/5 stars
In this Edwardian novel of suspense, Charles Hanbury, a down-on-his-luck Englishman working as a clerk in an American shop, is approached by a criminal gang. Desperately wanting the money to return to England, Hanbury agrees to be part of their plan. When he later regrets his decision, his life is threatened and his friends band together in an attempt to rescue him from his folly.
The Duke Decides, though light reading, was thoroughly entertaining from start to finish, with likable characters and enough suspense to pull the reader into the story. While the prose was average, the style was engaging and the plot was intriguing. I'm disappointed that so few of Hill's books are available now.
