The Riddle of the Frozen Flame

Hamilton Cleek is a detective known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise, the power to transform his face and mimic any mannerism he desires. Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is constantly consulted by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard. Hamilton Cleek is a comical figure, not only for his ability to impersonate anyone but for his physical derring-do and his frequent melodramatic encounters with Margot, "Queen of the Apaches", and her partner-in-crime Merode...

Public Domain (P)2019 Musaicum Books

From the Gold Age

Writing from the days when authors were paid by the word, this melodrama mystery shows its age. A story that tends to wander, a hero with q secret skill that seldom shows up in the course of the story, and the various characters that show little depth, . The ""riddle" of the title is solved quickly half way thru, and more or less ignored after that. Fun, for all hat, but patience is necessary.