Author: John Phillips MarquandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Thank You, Mr. Moto & Mr. Moto is So Sorry
Author: John Phillips MarquandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Author: John P. MarquandPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504016343
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Stolen art, murder, and international intrigue—the 2nd installment in John P. Marquand’s popular espionage series is an evocative portrait of 1930s Peking Tom Nelson, a jaded American expatriate, stumbles into a deadly conspiracy as tensions between Japan and China threaten to escalate into all-out war. When a British ex–army major trafficking in stolen goods is murdered, the beautiful American art dealer Eleanor Joyce is implicated in the crime. The search for the real killer leads Tom and Eleanor straight into the clutches of General Wu Lo Feng, a notorious warlord from the North who has surreptitiously entered Peking as part of a secret plan with global implications. Feng will stop at nothing to silence the American pair. Their only hope for survival is Mr. Moto, a secret agent of Imperial Japan who is onto the general’s scheme. But can Tom and Eleanor trust the enigmatic spymaster, or are they fated to be pawns in a plot whose stakes are as monumental as they are sinister? First serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, John P. Marquand’s popular and acclaimed Mr. Moto Novels were the inspiration for 8 films starring Peter Lorre.
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Author: John P. MarquandPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Tom Nelson, cynical American expatriate "gone native" in China, stumbles into the path of the expansionist Japanese government's incursion into Northern China and is catapulted out of his world-weary apathy. Also, if not quite so innocently, caught in the gossamer but deadly web of Japanese plans is Eleanor Joyce, a woman on a mission, full of secrets, pure, bright, and lovely. Enter Mr. Moto, the suave and courageous Japanese agent—committed to serving his emperor yet "so very very sorry" that innocent lives must hang in the balance. It is he who brought Eleanor and Tom together—and now it is he who must try to save them.
Mr. Moto Is So Sorry
Author: John P. MarquandPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 150401636X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The 4th entry in Pulitzer Prize–winning author John P. Marquand’s popular series of espionage adventures features an Australian mercenary, a Mongolian prince, and a Japanese spymaster Eager to escape his complicated past, Calvin Gates boards a train bound for Inner Mongolia, where he plans to join an archaeological dig. Also en route to the Gilbreth Expedition is Sylvia Dillaway, a beautiful young artist with a fierce independent streak. The two Americans become unwitting players in a high-stakes game of international intrigue when Sylvia’s Australian guide gives her a silver inlaid cigarette case containing a coded message. With the clouds of war looming, various factions of the Japanese, Russian, and Chinese governments will stop at nothing to get their hands on the case—including murder. Calvin and Sylvia’s only hope for survival is a fellow passenger, the charming and mysterious Mr. Moto. He is Imperial Japan’s top secret agent, and his mission is to ensure the safe delivery of the cigarette case to its rightful destination. To do so, he must protect the innocent Americans, but on a speeding train headed deep into dangerous territory, even his considerable skills might not be enough to save the day. First serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, John P. Marquand’s popular and acclaimed Mr. Moto Novels were the inspiration for 8 films starring Peter Lorre.
The Mr. Moto Novels Volume One
Author: John P. MarquandPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504038932
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
John P. Marquand’s classic espionage series features Imperial Japan’s most skillful spy and the cloak-and-dagger intrigue of Asia between the world wars. In Your Turn, Mr. Moto, the abrupt cancellation of a transpacific flight strands World War I flying ace Casey Lee in Tokyo, leaving him with little choice but to accept a lucrative job offer from Japanese secret agent Mr. Moto. The mission begins on a steamship bound for Shanghai, where Casey’s fellow passengers include Mr. Moto and Sonya, a beautiful exile from White Russia. When a Chinese man turns up dead in Casey’s stateroom, the trio is caught up in a dangerous game of subterfuge, the outcome of which might just determine the fate of their nations. Set in 1930s Peking, Thank You, Mr. Moto, follows Tom Nelson, a jaded American expatriate, as he tries to help a gorgeous art dealer clear her name and find the real killer of a British ex-army officer trafficking stolen goods. The search leads Tom and Eleanor Joyce straight into the clutches of General Wu Lo Feng, a notorious warlord from the North who has surreptitiously entered the city. Tom and Eleanor’s only hope for survival is Mr. Moto, but can they trust the enigmatic spymaster—or are they pawns in a secret plot with stakes as monumental as they are sinister? In Think Fast, Mr. Moto, a Honolulu gambling establishment has become a key strand in a web of political and financial intrigue stretching all the way to the Far East. Sent to convince his cousin, Eva, to close the casino, Wilson Hitchings uncovers the plot and realizes just how much danger his family is in. He and Eva have no choice but to trust Japanese secret agent Mr. Moto, who claims to be in Hawaii on a similar mission. With a cast of shady international characters tracking their every move, this unlikely trio could be facing odds far too long to beat. First serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, the popular and acclaimed Mr. Moto Novels, which were the inspiration for eight films starring Peter Lorre, provide some of the most compelling and realistic depictions of spycraft in early twentieth-century fiction.
Your Turn, Mr. Moto
Author: John P. MarquandPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504016335
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The thrilling 1st installment in Pulitzer Prize–winning author John P. Marquand’s classic espionage series featuring Imperial Japan’s most skillful spy Capitalizing on his heroic career as a World War I flying ace, Casey Lee agrees to pilot a plane across the Pacific as a publicity stunt for an American tobacco company. But his future as a goodwill ambassador between East and West takes a nosedive when the flight is abruptly canceled. Stranded in Tokyo, his bank account rapidly dwindling, Casey is approached by Mr. Moto, a secret agent with a job to offer. The work entails a matter of grave international importance—and it pays well. Casey accepts the proposition and boards a steamship bound for Shanghai, where his mission will begin. His fellow passengers include Mr. Moto and Sonya, a beautiful exile from White Russia with her own private agenda. When a Chinese man turns up dead in Casey’s stateroom, the trio is caught up in a dangerous game of intrigue and deceit, the outcome of which might just determine the fate of their nations. First serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, John P. Marquand’s popular and acclaimed Mr. Moto Novels were the inspiration for 8 films starring Peter Lorre.
The Mr. Moto MEGAPACK®
Author: John P. MarquandPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1667699903
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1506
Book Description
This volume collects all 6 book in John P. Marquand's Mr. Moto series. Included are: Your Turn, Mr. Moto (1935, as No Hero). Thank You, Mr. Moto (1936) Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1936) Mr. Moto Is So Sorry (1938) Last Laugh, Mr. Moto (1941-42) Stopover: Tokyo (1957) If you enjoy this volume in Wildside Press's best-selling MEGAPACK® series, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to find the complete list—hundreds of titles featuring mysteries, science fiction stories, westerns, and much, much more!
The Complete Mr. Moto Film Phile
Author: Howard M. BerlinPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809511290
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This book was written to fill a void-a reference bible for Mr. Moto film lovers everywhere. The Complete Mr. Moto Film Phile: A Casebook is the culmination of Howard M. Berlin's ground-breaking film research. It is divided into three major sections: the first concerns the three individuals who helped create and develop the Mr. Moto character; the second part is a film guide to the nine Mr. Moto films; and the third contains several important appendices, essential both to researchers and readers.
Last Laugh, Mr. Moto
Author: John P. MarquandPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504016378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Japanese spymaster Mr. Moto travels to the Caribbean in search of a weapon with the power to determine the course of World War II November 1940: In Kingston Harbor, ex–navy pilot Bob Bolles lounges aboard his cutter. After months spent drifting from port to port, his only ironclad rule is no alcohol before noon. But when an American businessman named Malcolm Kingman, his gorgeous socialite wife, and their Swedish butler charter the Thistlewood for a trip to the remote Mercator Island, Bob’s carefree life takes a dangerous and dramatic turn. By the time he places the Kingmans’ strange accents and realizes what they hope to recover from the deserted island, it’s too late. He is caught in the middle of an international espionage plot with grave implications for the wars raging across Europe and Asia. To keep a powerful military secret from falling into the wrong hands, Bob must dig deep within himself to locate hidden reserves of courage. Easier said than done, as is outwitting Mr. Moto, a top secret agent of Imperial Japan who has been tracking the Thistlewood across the Caribbean Sea. First serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, John P. Marquand’s popular and acclaimed Mr. Moto Novels were the inspiration for 8 films starring Peter Lorre.
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Author: John P. MarquandPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Japan's most competent spy arrives to protect the interests of his emperor when much more than a crooked roulette wheel is at stake at the Hitchings Plantation gambling house in Honolulu. Wilson Hitchings, an innocent young man, must team up with his traitor cousin, Eva if either is to survive their unaware involvement in international intrigue. However, without the help of Mr. Moto, they may still be lost.