Inside the Lines

Earl Derr Biggers (1884 - 1933) and Robert Welles Ritchie (1879 - 1942)

As World War I commences, a plucky young American woman in Europe on a business trip begins to realize that she may have remained too long. She and others anxious to leave for home are caught up in events swirling about them. A mysterious British officer becomes involved. This romance-tinged spy thriller begins on a train in Calais bound for Paris and ends in Gibraltar.

Based on a 1915 play of the same name, the novel was adapted for the screen in a 1918 silent version and again as a “talky” in 1930. This was the third novel written by Biggers, who went on to write six Charlie Chan novels in the 1920’s and 1930’s. -- Lee Smalley

Genre(s): Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Jane Gerson, Buyer Lee Smalley
00:21:18
Play 02 From the Wilhelmstrasse Lee Smalley
00:21:23
Play 03 Billy Capper at Play Lee Smalley
00:11:53
Play 04 32 Queen's Terrace Lee Smalley
00:31:41
Play 05 A Ferret Lee Smalley
00:23:58
Play 06 A Fugitive Lee Smalley
00:10:45
Play 07 The Hotel Splendide Lee Smalley
00:19:00
Play 08 Chaff of War Lee Smalley
00:21:46
Play 09 Room D Lee Smalley
00:17:19
Play 10 A Visit to a Lady Lee Smalley
00:20:15
Play 11 A Spy in the Signal Tower Lee Smalley
00:27:52
Play 12 Her Country's Example Lee Smalley
00:26:05
Play 13 Enter, a Cigarette Lee Smalley
00:18:24
Play 14 The Captain Comes to Tea Lee Smalley
00:18:59
Play 15 The Third Degree Lee Smalley
00:21:22
Play 16 The Pendulum of Fate Lee Smalley
00:36:55
Play 17 Three-Thirty A. M. Lee Smalley
00:04:33
Play 18 The Trap Is Sprung Lee Smalley
00:30:08
Play 19 At the Quay Lee Smalley
00:08:00