Can you trust yourself when you don't know who you are? In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe's Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, e
The man who was Thursday: a nightmare
β Scribed by G. K. Chesterton
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada;Harper Perennial;HarperPerennial Classics
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Edition
- 19
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
A member of Scotland Yard's secret anti-anarchist police corps, Gabriel Syme infiltrates the local European anarchist council only to discover that the group is not what it presents itself to be. Acting as Thursday, one of the elite central council, Syme has access to the innermost secrets and goals of the organization, and, as he races to stop the president, Sunday, from unleashing anarchy in Europe, discovers to his surprise that he is not alone in his mission.
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