Anthony Trent, Master Criminal

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Wyndham Martyn (1875 – 1963) was one of the most prolific yet, paradoxically, also among the least documented authors of fiction from the early 20th century. Although he had written numerous books that are still known and cherished today, many of Martyn’s earliest works had faded into obscurity, and he once even admitted that not even his children knew about his first novel, a story of political intrigue set in the Balkan Streets, which he had published under an obscure pen name.

Marking the beginning of an expansive series of 25 novels that Martyn started in 1922 and ended almost three decades later, Anthony Trent, Master Criminal is a crime story written in a refined and highly engaging style. It is the story of a master writer of criminal fiction who, however, has other plans for attaining fame – or, more precisely, notoriety. After amassing large quantities of knowledge about criminal activity and learning all he could about the most devious criminal minds of his time, he sets off to turn his knowledge into practice…

It can be said that Wyndham Martyn was a man who held far more practical experience in the world than your average writer. When reading his accounts about his own life, his numerous challenges as he attempted to start his career in England, Germany and America, and his period of financial difficulty that led him to the publishing of his first works in the early 1900s, we can’t help but marvel at his resourcefulness and realize that his many exciting novels may have been based more on real life than we might first imagine.

Anthony Trent, Master Criminal is a story that anyone would enjoy today, mixing themes that have remained popular throughout the years into a fast-paced, easy to read book that will capture your attention from start to finish.
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