The Malefactor

The Malefactor is a novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim that follows the story of a man named John Beverley who becomes involved in a criminal underworld after being wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit. The book explores themes of justice, morality, and redemption as Beverley navigates his way through the dangerous world of organized crime.

By E. Phillips Oppenheim · First published 1906 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 38 chapters

Contents

• A SOCIETY SCANDAL
• "MR. WINGRAVE FROM AMERICA"
• OUTSIDE THE PALE
• THE SHADOW OF A FEAR
• A STUDENT OF CHARACTER
• JULIET ASKS QUESTIONS
• A DELICATE MISSION
• LADY RUTH'S LAST CARD
• THE GOSPEL OF HATE
• GUARDIAN AND WARD
• "HAST THOU FOUND ME, O MINE ENEMY?"
• GHOSTS OF DEAD THINGS
• LORD OF THE MANOR
• SPREADING THE NETS
• THE HEART OF A CHILD
• IN THE TOILS
• THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES
• THE INDISCRETION OF THE MARCHIONESS
• A FORLORN HOPE
• "I AM MISANTHROPOS, AND HATE MANKIND"
• PROFESSOR SINCLAIR'S DANCING ACADEMY
• JULIET GAINS EXPERIENCE
• MEPHISTOPHELES ON A STEAMER
• NEMESIS AT WORK
• A COCKNEY CONSPIRATOR
• RICHARDSON TRIES AGAIN
• THE MOTH AND THE CANDLE
• "IT WAS AN ACCIDENT"
• "DEVIL TAKE THE HINDMOST"
• AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY
• THE HIDDEN HAND
• A DEED OF GIFT
• FOR PITY'S SAKE
• A DREAM OF PARADISE
• THE AWAKENING
• REVENGE IS - BITTER
• THE WAY OF PEACE
• "LOVE SHALL MAKE ALL THINGS NEW"

More by E. Phillips Oppenheim

• Envoy Extraordinary (1937)
• The Postmaster of Market Deignton (1892)
• The Cafe of Terror (1920)
• The Bird of Paradise (1936)
• The Man and His Kingdom (1906)
• The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent (1934)
• The Great Impersonation (1920)
• As a Man Lives (1908)
• All works by E. Phillips Oppenheim