"The Master Criminal" is a collection of stories about Felix Gryde, notorious criminal who conducts all sorts of crimes, from robberies and frauds to kidnapping and murder, and manages to never get caught. Table of Contents: The Head of the Caesars At Windsor The Silverpool Cup The «Morrison Raid» Indemnity Cleopatra's Robe The Rosy Cross The Death of the President The Cradlestone Oil Mills Redburn Castle Crysoline Limited The Loss of the Eastern Empress General Marcos Frederick White (1859–1935), mostly known for mysteries, is considered also as one of the pioneers of the spy story.
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Fred M. White. The Complete Master Criminal Series (Illustrated Edition)
The Complete Master Criminal Series
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THE HEAD OF THE CAESARS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
AT WINDSOR
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
THE SILVERPOOL CUP
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
THE “MORRISON RAID” INDEMNITY
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CLEOPATRA’S ROBE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
THE ROSY CROSS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
THE CRADLESTONE OIL MILLS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
REDBURN CASTLE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
“CRYSOLINE LIMITED”
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
THE LOSS OF THE “EASTERN EMPRESS”
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
GENERAL MARCOS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
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Fred M. White
THE HEAD OF THE CAESARS
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“You may go now,” he said; “my friend has arrived. Here is a gold piece for you.”
Scarcely had the door closed behind the dupe when Gryde crept to the room where Wrangel awaited somebody. His back was to Gryde. The latter carried in his hand the weapon somewhat humorously termed a life-preserver. One blow straight and swift under the lobe of the right ear and Wrangel dropped in his tracks like a bullock. In less time than it takes to tell he was gagged and bound and literally rolled into the cellar.
