Vintage 1940s E. Phillips Oppenheim Milan Grill Room, Exit a Dictator, The Strangers Gate, Last Train Out - Four Red Décor Books Thrillers

Four hardcover books by E. .Phillips Oppenheim, all published in the late 1930s/early 1940s by P. F. Collier & Son. Perfect red and gold gilt décor books also. No dust jackets. Some minor wear to the covers, but overall in good vintage condition for their age and no writing in any of the books. Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 - 1946) was a best-selling author of novels, short stories, magazine articles, translations, and plays. Oppenheim published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have an undertone of intrigue. Last Train Out is a thriller novel by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim A prolific and popular writer since the Victorian era, it was one of his final works and takes place in the build-up to and early stages of the Second World War. It was notable for its sympathetic portrayal of all the Jewish characters, from an author who had in the past sometimes relied on more negative Jewish stereotypes. The Strangers’ Gate is a mystery novel surrounding German intrigue and bauxite mining. Beverley, a handsome tycoon, operates an unknown bauxite mine in mythical kingdom of Orlac, and wages a battle of wits against German secret agents and the extravagant king when another mine is discovered. Beverley sides with a pauper Prince, on whose property the metal is found, and with his sister. Exit a Dictator is a book about the life of the last dictator of Tunisia, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. It is a biography of Ben Ali and his time in power. It tells the story of Ben Ali's rise to power, his time in office, and his eventual departure from Tunisia. The Milan Grill Room is the epitome of dining and society in London. All manner of men and women pass through, and come under the auspices of Louis, the maitre d'hotel. A Frenchman who served as a waiter at the restaurant before WW1, returns from the war, limping, and is offered the position of manager because of his knowledge and understanding of the clientele. During the period between the wars, his Grill Room flourishes, and he is able to provide invaluable assistance to the British police and Secret Service. Tracking spies, catching traitors, uncovering plots, often in the company of Major Charles Lyson of the Secret Service, Louis is never ruffled, and always resourceful. The Milan Grill Room is a series of connected short stories published in the late 1930's and collected into one volume in 1939. It features the same cast of leading characters as the earlier volume "A Pulpit in the Grill Room."The Milan Hotel is featured or mentioned in many of Oppenheim's stories and is most likely a pseudonym for the Savoy Hotel, which means that the grill room is the famous Savoy Grill. 1939-40 NOTE: Shipping to USA only for this item.