Written in 1923, this thrilling novel by the thrilling author of the âAdventures of Jimmy Daleâ, teems with intrigue and unforgettable characters. âThe Four Stragglersâ is a war story with rockets flaring in the heavens, guns crashing, four men on the battlefield and they meet again afterwards amid mysteries and still greater thrills. In the beginning we meet four allied soldiers, who found themselves lost behind the enemy lines. When story moves on, three of them are running high-class international burglary organization running scams in England and France. They stumble upon the great opportunity to make a big score in one action, and it leads to a complex and thrilling journey to the USA.