<p>A collection of 12 stories published serially in The Ludgate, London, Jun 1897 to May 1898, in which the criminal mastermind, Felix Gryde, conducts his nefarious criminal work -- theft, kidnapping, ransom, assassination, fraud -- and he never gets caught. The author's introduction:<br><br>"The history of famous detectives, imaginary and otherwise, has frequently been written, but the history of a famous criminal?never.<br><br>"This is a bold s...