Aristocrat Monsieur Simon is living in Paris, where he presides over a court specifically for the wrongdoers of society. Little does he know when he brings along the young Eugene dโArgminac to this nefarious place it will have far-reaching consequences. A thrilling tale of crime, influence, love and blame from prolific author E. Phillips Oppenheim. E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was a hugely prolific and highly popular British author of novels and short stories. Born in Tottenham, London, Oppenheim left school as a teenager and worked for his leather-merchant father for 20 years prior to launching his literary career. Oppenheim published five novels under the pseudonym โAnthony Partridgeโ before establishing his reputation as a writer under his own name. An internationally successful author, Oppenheimโs stories revolved mainly around glamourous characters, luxurious settings, and themes of espionage, suspense, and crime. He is widely regarded as one of the earliest pioneers of the thriller and spy-fiction genre as it is recognised today. Oppenheimโs incredible literary success meant that his own life soon began to mirror that of his opulent characters. He held lavish, Gatsby-style parties at his French Villa and was rumoured to have had frequent love affairs aboard his luxury yacht. Oppenheimโs success earned him the cover of Time magazine in 1927. Some of his most well-known novels include โThe Great Impersonationโ, โThe Long Arm of Mannisterโ and โThe Moving Fingerโ.