E Phillips Oppenheim: 299 books

Two temple statues, one with the most beautiful of features, the other a hideous sight, are at the core of this tale of adventure and the supernatural. Carved by Chinese craftsmen, they have stood to either side of the great Buddha for hundreds of years, worshipped and protected by generations of...

A German spy story, vastly ingenious and full of thrills, poison gas, and taxi cabs.

The deed to a gold mine leads to murder, theft, blackmail ... and love.

Major Andrew Forester is a retired British Army officer, of no discernible occupation, who wanders about Europe, England and the United States in the 1920s. He is looking for adventure, but not outside the bounds of the acceptable. He is willing to skirt the law, but not break it. A bachelor, he has...

Seated at breakfast on that memorable July morning, Jacob Pratt presented all the appearance of a disconsolate man. His little country sitting-room was as neat and tidy as the capable hands of the inimitable Mrs. Harris could make it. His coffee was hot and his eggs were perfectly boiled. Through...

A detective story that sees Mr. Sabin, newly un-retired, solving the disappearance of his wife.

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.

It's a spy tale set in Monaco as various members of aristocracy from different countries plus one vacationing American woman find themselves involved with international intrigue.

This Edwardian-era mystery really packs in the melodrama and romance, with "shocking twists" and "surprising revelations" at almost every turn of the page. There are mistaken identities, hidden relationships, daring rescues, passion, jealousy, resentment, redemption, and of course,...

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...

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...

Deals with a shrewd detective and a mysterious secret society.

Wealthy playwright and playboy Jermyn Annerley is smitten by the beautiful and talented actress Sybil Cluley. She is the toast of London, a raging succcess, with all the world at her feet. But her life is devoted to the care of her young sister who has been ill, but is now blossoming. At Jermyn's...

Martin Hews is an interesting character, although to say his disabilities are not dealt with sympathetically is putting it mildly. The book concerns recently demobbed and down on his luck Major Owston, who becomes the bodyguard of the deformed amoral art collector Martin Hews, Hews is plunged into a bitter rivalry with a gang leader simply known as "Joseph."