October, 1924: it is four days before the General Election which will decide the fate of Socialism in Britain. But the Socialists are in alliance with the Communists, and if they win, the Communists will win too. The Soviet Communists want to eliminate the beautiful Maria of Gratz, an enemy of Stalin. The Czarists are also after Maria's blood, because she helped to murder Czar Nicholas and his family. The Communists of Barcelona suspect her of treachery, and want to silence her ... with so many enemies, how can Maria survive the four days until the election? Mirabelle Leicester and her husband Leon, aided by their friend Lucy Baines and the policewomen Busby and Pearce, take on the task of trying to protect Maria for four days in October. There will be plenty of surprises and unexpected consequences before they can relax their vigilance! 'Four Days in October' continues the story of 'The Woman of Gratz'. It is based on the characters in Edgar Wallace's thriller 'The Three Just Men' (1924).
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