02663cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000280012624500200015426400510017430000470022533600260027233700260029833800360032450000310036050800450039152015920043653400720202865300170210065300220211765300160213965300360215585600480219185600430223999900190228277001UtSlPG20260610134801.0mcr n260607r20251927utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a27019129  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aRohmer, Sax,d1883-195910aMoon of madness 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-10-07  aan anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer  a"Moon of madness" by Sax Rohmer is a novel written in the early 20th century. It blends romantic adventure with espionage, following narrator George Decies as he’s drawn into Major Edmond O’Shea’s covert mission to stop Communist agents from smuggling documents that could imperil a royal figure. Set chiefly in sun-drenched Madeira, it centers on wilful debutante Nanette, her earnest suitor Jack Kelton, the enigmatic O’Shea, and the predatory Gabriel da Cunha. Expect flirtation, danger, and a cat‑and‑mouse pursuit that turns a holiday idyll into high-stakes intrigue.  The opening of the novel introduces the party at Reid’s Hotel in Funchal, where Nanette’s reckless charm and Jack’s devotion collide with the arrival of O’Shea and the sinister da Cunha. After Nanette’s near-scandalous escapades and a tense night at the casino, O’Shea reveals his mission: recover a black dispatch-box tied to a royal scandal, now in da Cunha’s orbit. When Nanette secretly meets da Cunha at his hill bungalow, Jack and Decies—led by O’Shea—race up a goat track; Jack is felled in a brutal fight, O’Shea drops da Cunha and seizes the box. O’Shea then departs, breaking Nanette’s heart with a calculated “goodbye,” but returns covertly when it’s learned the letters were photographed; with Macalister acting for da Cunha, Nanette boldly outswims pursuit at a moonlit harbour to snatch the portfolio from a motor cruiser and deliver it to O’Shea, setting the stage for further danger as the Reds try again. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cGarden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927  aLove stories  aAdventure stories  aSpy stories  aEnglish fiction -- 20th century4 uhttps://archive.org/details/bwb_P8-CDK-313/40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77001  c117725d117725