The Yellow Crayon

Mr. Sabin, the elegant schemer of Oppenheim’s earlier Mysterious Mr. Sabin, returns to find his wife vanished and his own life forfeit to a powerful secret society whose reach spans continents. To recover the Duchess of Souspennier he must outwit an organization that has marked him for death, following its coded summons, the yellow crayon of the title, from Europe to America. Oppenheim, the self-styled prince of storytellers, spins a fast tale of conspiracy, disguise, and nerve, wrapped in the drawing-room polish that made his thrillers so popular. A free PDF and EPUB edition are available to download.