When a precious gem disappears and suspicion falls upon the Geste brothers, the three young men join the French Foreign Legion in this ever-popular tale of adventure, courage, and suspense. Although the proof of his military service is inconclusive, Wren's fictional accounts of life among the legionnaires are noted for the accuracy of their details. He served as headmaster at India's Karachi High School for two decades, after which he is reputed to have joined the French Foreign Legion. AUTHOR: Percival Christopher Wren (1875 1941) was a prolific author of adventure fiction whose novels and short stories chiefly tell of colonial soldiering in Africa. Their story of suspense, betrayal, and bravery has inspired several movie versions and remains a favourite with readers who relish a classic adventure. Thus all three Gestes turned up in North Africa, among the ranks of the Foreign Legion. John and Digby couldn't believe that Beau was a thief and refused to allow him to shoulder the blame alone. It was the scandalous disappearance of the Blue Water that led to the self-exile of Beau, the oldest of the Geste brothers. The fort's commander, slain by a bayonet through the heart, clutches a letter that links the riddle of the desert massacre to another mystery, the long-ago and far-away theft of a sapphire known as the Blue Water. A cavalry unit, having crossed the Sahara to relieve a besieged French Foreign Legion fort, arrives to an eerie silence - the enemy has vanished, and the post's walls and ramparts are defended by dead men.
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