Oppenheim left school at 17 in order to work in his father's leather business in London. He began writing in his spare time and published his first novel, Expiation, in 1886. A New York businessman became interested in Oppenheim's work and bought out his father's business in order to allow Oppenheim more time to write. He would go on to produce over 150 volumes of poems, short stories and novels. A master of intrigue, mystery and international espionage, his well-known works include False Evidence (1896), As A Man Lives (1898), The Traitors (1902), The Yellow Crayon (1903), The Malefactor (1907), The Secret (1908), The Tempting of Tavernake (1912), The Cinema Murder (1917), The Devil's Paw (1920), Stolen Idols (1925), The Light Beyond (1928), The Lion and the Lamb (1930), The Gallows of Chance (1934), Exit a Dictator (1939), Last Train Out (1940) and The Man Who Changed His Plea (1942). |
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