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The Long Arm of Mannister is a thrilling novel written by Edward Phillips Oppenheim in 1908. The story revolves around the wealthy and powerful Mannister family, who are known for their cunning and manipulative ways. The patriarch of the family, Sir John Mannister, is a shrewd businessman who has amassed a fortune through his various enterprises. However, his methods are not always ethical, and he has made many enemies along the way.The plot of the novel centers on a young lawyer named Francis Ledsam, who is hired by Sir John Mannister to defend him in a lawsuit. Ledsam soon discovers that there is much more to the case than meets the eye, and he begins to suspect that his client may be guilty of a heinous crime. As he delves deeper into the case, Ledsam finds himself embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, with the Mannister family pulling the strings from behind the scenes.The Long Arm of Mannister is a classic tale of intrigue and suspense, with a cast of complex and compelling characters. Oppenheim's writing is skillful and engaging, and he masterfully weaves together multiple plot threads to create a gripping and satisfying read. The novel is a must-read for fans of mystery and suspense, and it remains a timeless classic in the genre to this day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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THE AMAZING JUDGMENTThe world-weary Lord Hildyard, Marquis of Esholt, is on a yachting tour with a group of friends, including his kept lover, Pauline Owston. When Hildyard spies an apparently uninhabited island, he slips off the ship in search of adventure. What he finds is the exotic woman-child, Bertha, and her guardian, Stanley Owston, estranged husband of Pauline. Before the yachting party returns, Hildyard discovers himself in love with Bertha, and vows to return for her. But when the Owstons are dramatically reunited, Stanley confesses to his wife that Bertha is the daughter whom she has not seen in twelve years. Will Hildyard ever find the love he seeks, or is his love for Bertha now doomed beyond hope? MR. LAXWORTHY’S ADVENTURES For Mr. John T. Laxworthy, detection is a serious game, and all of Europe is his playground. In a series of 12 adventures, Laxworthy travels with a well-padded wallet and two sporting companions, following only his instincts and the scent of money to be made. Along the way, he nabs an international burglar, exposes a cross-dressing murderer, foils a plot to steal battleship plans, and even helps a respected criminal opponent recover 40,000 pounds owed him by an unscrupulous London banker. Laxworthy is an amateur sleuth and an adventurer: urbane, clever, and oh-so-British. You’ll cheer him on as he always gets his man – and, in the end, even his woman.
The Amazing Partnership by E. Phillips Oppenheim This story deals with a young man and a young woman who make an informal partnership in criminal investigation. Their adven- tared are sometimes exciting, but the author does not attempt to explain the change of attitude in the young lady from the extreme of businesslike formality to a sudden engagement to her parther. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
This connected series of stories chronicle the adventures of a young American graduate of Harvard college, M. Edmund Martin and the retired British soldier, Colonel Green on the Cote d'Azur in the period just to World War 1. The two meet at a casino, and manage to avoid many of the classic traps which await the idle wealthy of the time. Seemingly inadvertently, they foil crooks, rescue maidens, recover stolen jewels, help young lovers, assist spies against Germany, and foil the plans of German agents attempting to consolidate their power. British author E. Phillips Oppenheim achieved worldwide fame with his thrilling novels and short stories concerning international espionage and intrigue. Many of his more than 100 novels are still read today.
Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 – 1946) was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. Oppenheim featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927. He was the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some one hundred and fifty novels, mainly of the suspense and international intrigue nature, but including romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life. He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today, and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household.
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E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was the author of more than 100 novels and 37 short story collections. An English novelist, in his lifetime he was a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. "Aaron Rodd, Diviner" was originally published in Harper's Bazaar under the series title "A Misfortune in Diamonds."
Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946), was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. This edition includes a new introduction by literary scholar Darrell Schweitzer.
The Inevitable Millionaires is a novel written by E. Phillips Oppenheim, first published in 1913. The story is set in London and revolves around the lives of two young men, Richard French and his friend, Robert Turold. Richard is a struggling artist who dreams of making it big in the art world, while Robert is a wealthy businessman who is engaged to Richard's sister, Stella.When Richard meets a beautiful young woman named Margot, he falls in love with her and is soon drawn into a web of intrigue and deceit. Margot is the daughter of a wealthy American businessman who is involved in a complex financial scheme that could make him and his associates millionaires. Richard becomes embroiled in the scheme and, with Robert's help, tries to uncover the truth behind it.As the story unfolds, the characters are forced to confront their own desires and ambitions, and the consequences of their actions. The Inevitable Millionaires explores themes of love, greed, and the pursuit of wealth, and offers a glimpse into the world of early 20th-century London society.1919. A best-selling author of novels, short stories, magazine articles, translations, and plays, Oppenheim published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have an undertone of intrigue. He also wrote under the name of Anthony Partridge. The book begins: At precisely half-past eight o�������clock, on a grey February morning, two amiable-looking, middle-aged gentlemen left a medium-sized house of comfortable appearance, in the neighborhood of Hampstead, and commenced a walk undertaken them daily, in the interests of health, with the exception of Sundays, public holidays and a fortnight in August. There was sufficient resemblance between the two to proclaim them brothers-at first sight, indeed, they might have been taken for twins. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Sir Joseph is a brilliant surgeon from Australia who went mad after operating on vast numbers of soldiers during World War 1. His terrible hobby is cutting people's heads open to steal bits of their brains. His wife is a former nurse who went mad alongside him. They are pursued across England and the continent by Mr. Daniel Rocke, codebreaker of the Foreign service: Miss Ann Lancaster, daughter of one of Londe's victims, and Sir Francis Worton, known as Q20, head of the secret service. Londe adopts many disguises, and plots brilliant escapes. This short story collection also containing: "The Scarlet Patch", "The Terror of Elton Lodge", "The House on Salisbury Plain", The Shaftesbury Avenue Murder" and others.
Joseph P. Cray is an American manufacturer who has just completed a year serving coffee to the troops in France during World War 1. He is motivated by good will, and also to escape his American second wife who is the head of a temperance organization. With sybaritic glee, he returns to London, dons civilian garb, and enjoys his first cocktail. He is soon joined by his daughter, the beautiful Lady Sara Sittingbourne, who lives in London. Together the two seek "adventure" in the form of crimes foiled, jewels recovered, spies uncovered, and plots smashed. Edward Phillips Oppenheim was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers.
"The Little Gentleman from Okehampstead" is a collection of connected stories about Mendel Honeywood, a diminutive insurance agent who skips out on his family and his hometown of Okehampstead, Massachusetts, and arrives in England, without a cent, to enter into a life of "crime". He meets up with James Van Clarence Smith, disinherited scion of the wealthy American millionaires, and Lady Felicia Lakenham, upper-class, with a very small income. These three engage in somewhat shady adventures in the art world, politics, and international finance, as they seek to make their fortunes. It's all great fun and Oppenheim keeps the action moving along swiftly, as he always did. If you haven't discovered the joys of Oppenheim's mysteries there is a good place to start.
Catherine Borans saves the life of Gabriel Samar, the Russian envoy, from an assassination attempt, and a wealthy American meets two swindlers in Monte Carlo
Welcome to the adventuring, thrilling world of E. Phillips Oppenheim's modern retelling of "Monte Cristo". Gilbert Channay is released from prison after three years. He had been framed-up by business partners in the Channay Syndicate, and sets about executing his revenge. The retired policeman, Martin Fogg, mysteriously appears, knowing too much about Channay's business. He helps Channay escape an attempt on his life, and keeps turning up at crucial times. The plot is the story of Channay's revenge against each of the former members of the syndicate. In various intriguing and clever ways he manages to humble them all. Fans of fiction where wronged men turn tables on foes and out-maneuver them will enjoy "The Channay Syndicate".
The two men hesitated upon the tee, gazing down the glade towards the distant-green. Their caddies were still pointing in excitement to a motionless object stretched upon the smooth turf close to the flag. "Look there! " "It's a man! " "He is dead! " The players paused to consider the situation. They were oddly contrasted combatants–one, Mr. Edgar Franks, elderly, large and florid, with a mass of flaxen hair only slightly streaked with grey, a transatlantic millionaire, and owner of the finest villa in the neighbourhood of Antibes the other tall and slim, a mere lad, whose name was Armand Toyes, and who motored down occasionally from his home somewhere in the hills behind Cagnes.
"The Exploits of Pudgy Pete" story was written in 1927 by E. Phillips Oppenheim. Peter Bragg and his tormentor from school days George Angus, join forces to run a modern "Enguiry Agency" in London. The cases which come to them are complex, romantic, dangerous, humorous, and clever. Together the two solve social and criminal problems, and find their romantic mates. These short story collection by Mr. Oppenheim containing also: "Drama in the Dolls' House", "A Comedy in Divorce", "Lady Katherine's Better Nature", "Three to Four", "The Ninety-Ninth Thread" and others. These stories were originally written as separate magazine stories, then published together.
In the sleepy little Devonshire town of Melhampton, the lives of the village stalwarts are revealed in this charming collection of tales by Oppenheim. Mr Tidd, the manager of the local bank branch, has invested his life and savings in the education of his daughter, but has dipped into the banks funds to "maintain appearances." On the eve of quarterly bank examiners visit, he is confronted with guilt and exposure. In another tale, the town veterinarian is conflicted about his desire to marry the serving girl at the local Melhampton Arms. Each of these stories presents a social or financial quandary typical of England at the time.
Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today, inventing the "rogue male" school of adventure thrillers and writing over 150 novels of all sorts. Nicholas Goade, Detective is a collection of short mysteries.
A collection of short stories. Ange Marie The modern marauder The shrew of Madrid An ethical dilemma The fugitive of Adelphie terrace The battling pacifist Mr Brown and the Madonna The dancing Gentleman With a dash The chateau of phantasies
The six stories in Part I of this book trace the early career of Peter Benskin. He is a public school graduate with a small private income who joins the police force in London. After an early success he transfers to Scotland Yard where he becomes a detective. He is successful in solving several difficult cases but is hampered at times by his ethical feelings towards criminals who have been coerced or forced to commit crimes. He allows the "innocent" to escape, while he pursues the "truly" guilty. Part II of the book, which also consists of six stories, chronicles Benskin's pursuit of and ultimate victory over a self-conceited master-criminal known only by the sobriquet "Matthew".
A collection of unconnected but all featuring the same protagonist, gentlemen amateur detective Slane. Sir Jasper Slane, wealthy clubman, and amateur detective, is always willing to help his fellow aristocrats in need. With the able assistance of Inspector Stimpson of Scotland Yard, he solves thefts, rescues kidnapped victims, foils blackmailers, and helps to restore fortunes. Because of his upper class morality, Slane is perhaps more diffident than some other Oppenheim heroes, but, in the end, he succumbs to the attractions of women. Much of Oppenheim's work possesses a unique escapist charm, featuring protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law.
Detective Inspector John Dickins seated himself in silence. It was not the first of such conferences to which he had been summoned, but this time everyone knew that the situation was critical. He remained silent, waiting for his Chief to continue.
The cover has the strap-line 'Ten Commodore Jasen Stories'. This is another great collection of short stories by Edward Phillips Oppenheim, the prolific English novelist who was in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers and spy novels, and who wrote over a 100 of them. He was the self-styled "prince of storytellers., generally regarded as the earliest writer of spy fiction as we know it today, and invented the 'Rogue Male' school of adventure thrillers. This volume is a collection of 10 mystery and investigation short stories of Commodore Jensen, a beloved Oppenheim character.
The long boat train which had only a few minutes before started from Dover Pier Station on its way to Victoria came to an unexpected halt alongside the almost deserted platform of the Town Station. Habitual travellers, who knew the irregularity of such a proceeding, let down the windows and leaned out from their places. There was little to be seen, however, and nothing to be learnt from the various attendants. About a dozen station officials and a few other men who looked like officials in mufti were forming a sort of a ring around one of the vans in the rear of the train from which a number of heavy, iron clamped cases were being unloaded. The proceedings were entirely unusual. Curious questions and comments flashed backwards and forwards amongst the passengers. The train attendants, however, knew nothing of what was transpiring.
General, his companion pronounced, "you are getting fat. Too many cocktails." General Besserley, late of the Secret Service at Washington and now a very popular member of Monaco society, glanced downwards at his slightly increasing outline. He was rather a fine figure of a man and his carriage was beyond reproach, but it was certainly true that there was sometimes a little difficulty about the two bottom buttons of his waistcoat.
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Five people were seated around a table in the private office of a well-known solicitor in Lincoln's Inn. Their expressions and general attitude were sufficiently disturbed to suggest that their gathering was of no ordinary moment. A grey-haired, untidy looking woman in seedy black was tapping the mahogany table in front of her with long, ill-cared for nails, and breathing quickly. A fat, red-cheeked man, with a waistcoat the lower buttons of which failed to connect, with blue watery eyes and a loose, but good-humoured, mouth, was whistling softly to himself.
In 1914, after seven years of service in the most famous room in the Grill Room in London, he dropped his very favorable position and went to France. In 1919, he came from a war with two crutches and many medals. He came to Paris and looked enviously at the funny scenes in the cafe, and thought that it was all over for him.
General Besserley sat before his writing-table, drawn close up to the wide-flung windows of his summer-house, his pen clasped in his idle fingers, his eyes wandering though a tangle of drooping roses and clematis beyond the gardens below to where a car was crawling up the mountain road. He leaned a little sideways and touched a bell. In a few moments a white-coated butler opened the door and approached the table.
"The Milan Grill Room" is a series of ten connected short stories featuring the character of Louis, a crippled veteran of World War I and maître d'hôtel, who solves crimes from his table in the Grill Room of the hotel and who is able to provide invaluable assistance to the British police and Secret Service. Tracking spies, catching traitors, uncovering plots, often in the company of Major Charles Lyson of the Secret Service, Louis is never ruffled, and always resourceful. These ten connected episodes, centering around the activities of the good Louis are replete with adventure, intrigue and romance. Also these short story collection by Mr. Oppenheim including: "The Calais Gun", "The Third Key", "The Kidnapping of Mr. Peter Jardine" and so on.
SECRETS & SOVEREIGNS E. Phillips Oppenheim was the prince of storytellers. In his lifetime he published over 150 books—novels, story collections, plays, travel books and autobiographical works. But a handful of his stories were never published in book form. They appeared in magazines like The Strand, Windsor Magazine and Cosmopolitan in the early 1900's, and have never been reprinted since. Editor Daniel Paul Morrison has scoured libraries and resource centers, and has put together the first new collection of Oppenheim material in over sixty years--nineteen stories of mystery and political intrigue, duplicity and romance. Oppenheim could always be counted on to tell a good story, and this collection is guaranteed to keep you entertained. Secrets and Sovereigns also features the most complete bibliography ever published of the works of E. Phillips Oppenheim. Morrison has thoroughly researched this project, checking publication dates against his vast Oppenheim collection as well as a wide array of book sources, and can honestly say that this is the definitive list, even better than the "official" Oppenheim bibliographies that appear in the Little, Brown editions. His introduction is chock full of information as well. Whether you are a reader or a collector, there is something here for everyone. So pull up an easy chair and enjoy these newly unearthed tales from E. Phillips Oppenheim.
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Combines one of Oppenheim’s very rare romantic thrillers from 1896, The Modern Prometheus, coupled with another collection of previously unpublished stories and autobiographic pieces, including six stories featuring gentleman adventurer, Andrew Thesholm, The Reluctant Gambler. Also features a new introduction and bibliography by editor Daniel Paul Morrison.