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Author of “The Ambassador’s Trunk,” “The Strange Adventures of Bromley Barnes,” “The Mystery of the Red Flame,” “The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents,” etc.

Cloth, decorative, 12mo, illustrated, $1.75

We meet again that brilliant veteran of detectives, Bromley Barnes. In all of his adventures he has never solved a mystery as baffling as the murder of Pembroke Mason, a prominent lawyer, on the eve of a trial promising startling disclosures in the business world. The manner in which the story is told carries the reader out of the usual run of detective stories into the realm of the unexpected.

“Not only can George Barton devise plots of extraordinary interest, but he can tell stories in a way that holds the reader captive. He who delves into Mr. Barton’s volumes will suffer no interruptions, or permit no ordinary affairs to interfere with his entertainment. A Barton detective story is attention-absorbing, we might almost say a tyrannical master which will brook no rival.”—Philadelphia Record.

“Mr. Barton is making fame rapidly in the literary world. His romances are models of the narrators’ art.”—Catholic Standard, Philadelphia.

“Mr. Barton is a past master in creating and solving mysteries that are thrilling and filled with dramatic incidents.”—Pittsburgh Leader.