The Yellow Face by Fred M. White

The Yellow Face is a mystery novel written by Fred M. White and published in 1895. The story revolves around the disappearance of a young woman named Ethelwynn, who was last seen at her home in London. Her fiancé, Jack, hires a private detective to investigate her whereabouts, but as the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that there is more to this case than meets the eye. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and revenge, and features a complex plot with multiple twists and turns.

By Fred M. White · First published 1895 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 52 chapters · 142,176 words

First lines

The flickering firelight fell upon the girl's pretty, thoughtful face; her violet eyes looked like deep lakes in it. She stood with one small foot tapping the polished brass rail of the fender. Claire Helmsley was accounted fortunate by her friends, for she was pretty and rich, and as popular as she was good-looking. The young man by her side, who stood looking moodily into the heart of the ship-log fire, was also popular and good-looking, but Jack Masefield was anything but rich. He had all the brain and all the daring ambition that makes for success, but he was poor and struggling yet, and the briefs that he dreamed of at the Bar had not come.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Fred M. White
• Date: 1895 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama, Detective
• Length: 142,176 words
• Structure: 52 chapters, 2,079 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

• Mystery — The plot revolves around solving a mysterious event.
• Thriller — The narrative maintains a high level of suspense and excitement.
• Crime — The story involves criminal activities and their investigation.
• Drama — The characters experience intense emotional and relational conflicts.

Tags

mystery · suspense · detective · crime · thriller · investigation · secrets · deception · identity · betrayal · murder · clues

Contents

• Nostalgo
• The Chopin Nocturne
• The Mystery of the Strings
• The Speaking Likeness
• A Vanished Clue
• Vanished!
• No. 4, Montrose Place
• The Chopin Fantasie
• The Man with the Fair Moustache
• What did she Know?
• The Shadow on the Wall
• Locked in!
• The Parable
• Nostalgo again
• Lady Barmouth
• The Bosom of her Family
• Which Man was it?
• The Empty Room
• A Broken Melody
• The Mouse in the Trap
• A Leader of Society
• The Portrait
• Face to Face
• In the Square
• On the Track
• Serena again
• In the Smoking-Room
• The Lamp Goes out
• The Silver Lamp
• Bedroom 14
• A Chance Encounter
• Lady Barmouth's Jewels
• Gems or Paste?
• In the Vault
• The Cellini Plate
• A Stroke of Policy
• A Pregnant Message
• The Cry in the Night
• Preparing the Way
• The Magician Speaks
• The Worm Turns
• A Piece of Music
• The Trap is Baited
• The Substitute
• Caught!
• The Music Stops
• "a Woman Scorned."
• The Proof of the Camera
• Proof Positive
• On the Brink
• Against the World
• The End of it all

More by Fred M. White

• The Romance of the Secret Service Fund: The Mazaroff Rifle (1900)
• The Dragon Fly Part 1, How Horace Daimler Got His Name (1910)
• The Old Secretaire, a Christmas Story (1887)
• My Lady Bountiful (1905)
• The Phantom Car (1930)
• A Shadowed Love (1905)
• The Lonely Bride (1907)
• A Golden Argosy (1886)
• All works by Fred M. White