1922. 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. He also wrote under the name of Anthony Partridge. The Great Prince Shan begins: A club for diplomats and gentlemen, Prince Karschoff remarked, looking lazily through a little cloud of tobacco smoke around the spacious but almost deserted card room. The classification seems comprehensive enough, yet it seems impossible to get even a decent rubber of bridge. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.