First published in 1903, тАШThe Yellow CrayonтАЩ is the sequel to E. Phillips OppenheimтАЩs earlier novel, тАШMysterious Mr SabinтАЩ. French royalist Mr Sabin is on the hunt for his missing wife Lucille, who has unwittingly got mixed up with the dangerous Yellow Crayon group. Mr Sabin must find and save his wife before it is too late. A gripping tale of love, danger, and intrigue. 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 тАШAnthony PartridgeтАЩ before establishing his reputation as a writer under his own name. An internationally successful author, OppenheimтАЩs 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. OppenheimтАЩs 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. OppenheimтАЩs success earned him the cover of Time magazine in 1927. Some of his most well-known novels include тАШThe Great ImpersonationтАЩ, тАШThe Long Arm of MannisterтАЩ and тАШThe Moving FingerтАЩ.