The Vanished Messenger

The Vanished Messenger is a classic mystery novel written by E. Phillips Oppenheim. The story revolves around a journalist named Frank Spargo, who is tasked with investigating the disappearance of a wealthy businessman named Charles Lavender. Lavender vanished without a trace from his home in London, leaving behind a distraught wife and a business empire in disarray.As Spargo delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of deceit and intrigue that leads him to suspect that Lavender's disappearance may be linked to a larger conspiracy. Along the way, he encounters a colorful cast of characters, including a beautiful young woman with a mysterious past, a shady financier, and a ruthless criminal mastermind.As the plot thickens and the stakes get higher, Spargo must use all of his investigative skills to unravel the mystery and bring the truth to light. The Vanished Messenger is a gripping tale of suspense and intrigue that will keep readers guessing until the very end.1914. A best-selling author of novels, short stories, magazine articles, translations, and plays, Oppenheim published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have an undertone of intrigue. He also wrote under the name of Anthony Partridge. The Vanished Messenger begins: There were very few people upon Platform Number Twenty-one of Liverpool Street Station at a quarter to nine on the evening of April 2-possibly because the platform in question is one of the most remote and least used in the great terminus. The stationmaster, however, was there himself, with an inspector in attendance. A dark, thickset man, wearing a long traveling ulster and a Homburg hat, and carrying in his hand a brown leather dressing-case, across which was painted in black letters the name Mr. John P. Dunster, was standing a few yards away, smoking a long cigar, and to all appearance absorbed in studying the advertisements which decorated the grimy wall on the other side of the single track. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.