Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stolen Souls | - | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 2 | The Veiled Man | - | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 3 | Secrets of Monte Carlo | 1900 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 4 | Secrets of the Foreign Office | 1903 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 5 | Confessions of a ladies’ man | 1905 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 6 | The Count’s Chauffeur | 1907 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 7 | The Lady in the Car | 1908 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 8 | Spies of the Kaiser | 1909 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 9 | Revelations of the Secret Service | 1911 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 10 | The Death-Doctor | 1912 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 11 | The Scandal-Monger | 1917 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 12 | In Secret | 1920 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 13 | The Elusive Four | 1921 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 14 | Crimes Club | 1927 | William Le Queux | Buy |
| 15 | The Factotum and Other Stories | 1931 | William Le Queux | Buy |
William Le Queux published fifteen story collections between 1900 and 1931. The collections gather his shorter fiction, which covers the same territory as his novels: espionage, mystery, crime, and adventure. Titles like Secrets of the Foreign Office, Spies of the Kaiser, and The Elusive Four feature the secret agents and international intrigue that were Le Queux’s bread and butter.
Other collections, such as The Count’s Chauffeur and The Lady in the Car, take a lighter approach with adventure stories and tales of high society. The Death-Doctor brings a darker, crime-focused tone. Across the fifteen collections, readers get a comprehensive view of Le Queux’s shorter fiction, which often served as the testing ground for ideas he later developed in his novels.