Gentleman thieves, swindlers, and heists

6 books

Blue eyes and diamondsLemuel De Bra · 1925A 1925 detective story by Lemuel De Bra, originally published in a pulp magazine, in which Detective Harry Milholland agrees to help Betty Danford stage a fake theft of her pawned diamond necklace, a scheme that goes wrong when her husband unexpectedly redeems the real necklace.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Children of the WhirlwindLeroy Scott · 1921A 1921 novel set in a rough New York street neighborhood, following Maggie Carlisle and Larry Brainard, whose families' past misdeeds shape their fates. Their story begins near the Duchess's pawnshop as Larry returns from Sing Sing prison.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Kate plus 10Edgar Wallace · 1917A 1917 detective and crime novel by Edgar Wallace, following the mystery of Lady Moya Felton's stolen pearl necklace, investigated by Inspector Pretherston, her former sweetheart, whose arrival entangles romance with the search for the thief.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Flaw in the SapphireCharles M. Snyder · 1910A humorous 1910 novel by Charles M. Snyder about Dennis Muldoon, a young Irish rag collector in Philadelphia who, inspired by reading Disraeli's biography, abandons his father's secondhand clothing business and sets out for New York to seek work in publishing.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Girl and the Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and AdventureBannister Merwin · 1909A 1909 mystery and romance novel in which Robert Orme, a young lawyer visiting Chicago, meets a mysterious girl driving a touring car and finds a marked five-dollar bill that draws him into an adventure.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Great K. & A. RobberyPaul Leicester Ford · 1897An 1897 adventure novel by Paul Leicester Ford, narrated by railroad superintendent Dick Gordon, who recounts the true events behind the famous K. & A. train robbery, beginning with his escorting a visiting party to the Grand Canyon.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية