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n admirable technique of the sort demanded by the novel of intrigue and mystery.--_The Dial, Chicago._ Mr. Oppenheim is a past master of the art of constructing ingenious plots and weaving them around attractive characters.--_London Morning Post._ By all odds the most successful among the writers of that class of fiction which, for want of a better term, maybe called "mystery stories."--_Ainslee's Magazine._ E. Phillips Oppenheim has a very admirable gift of telling good stories, thoroughly matured, brilliantly constructed, and convincingly told.--_London Times._ Readers of Mr. Oppenheim's novels may always count on a story of absorbing interest, turning on a complicated plot, worked out with dexterous craftsmanship.--_Literary Digest_, New York. We do not stop to inquire into the measure of his art, any more than we inquire into that of Alexandre Dumas, we only realize that here is a benefactor of tired men and women seeking relaxation.--_The Independent_, New York. E. Phillips Oppenheim's Novels =The Moving Finger.= A mystifying story dealing with unexpected results of a wealthy M. P.'s experiment with a poor young man. =Berenice.= Oppenheim in a new vein--the story of the love of a novelist of high ideals for an actress. =The Lost Ambassador.= A straightforward mystery tale of Paris and London, in which a rascally maitre d'hotel plays an important part. =A Daughter of the Marionis.= A melodramatic romance of Palermo and England, dealing with a rejected Italian lover's attempted revenge. =Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown.= A murder-mystery story rich in sensational incidents. =The Illustrious Prince.= A narrative of mystery and Japanese political intrigue. =Jeanne of the Marshes.= Strange doings at an English house party are here set forth. =The Governors.= A romance of the intrigues of American finance. =The Missioner.= Strongly depicts the love of an earnest missioner and a worldly heroine. =The Long Arm of Mannister.= A distinctly different story that deals with a wronged man's ingenious revenge. =As a Man Lives.= Discloses the mystery surrounding the fair occupant of a yellow house. =The Avenger.= Unravels an intricate tangle of political intrigue and private revenge. =The Great Secret.= Unfolds a stupendous international conspir
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