Greenface

by Frank King

Greenface is a real thriller with surprises enough to intrigue the most hardened reader of mystery novels.

What was the corpse with the green face doing in the ruins? Who was Knight, the bright the young stranger who appeared so opportunely? Why did the landlord of the inn set a death-trap for investigators? Why what the heroine apparently drugged at times. Who killed Inspector Bramwell? And what of the mad scientist who claimed to have produced Synthetic Life?

234 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1929

About the author

Frank King (1892-1958) was a Halifax-born physician who became a prolific crime and mystery novelist. After qualifying as a doctor and publishing his first novel in 1924, he turned to full-time writing in 1936, producing numerous books and short stories, sometimes under the name Clive Conrad. His novel The Ghoul (1928) was adapted into the 1933 film starring Boris Karloff. He was a founding member of the Crime Writers' Association.

Reviews

[Lesley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A real old fashioned thriller written in 1929 with plenty of twists and turns and none of the sex associated with the books of today. It had a real charm about it with the quaint way of addressing the characters. If you want a gentle read with some surprises along the way this is ideal.
I read the 1949 Nimmo hardback copy.