Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces

"Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces" by Thomas W. Hanshew is a captivating detective novel set in the vibrant world of early 1900s London, and it introduces Hamilton Cleek, a master of disguise and renowned criminal known as "The Vanishing Cracksman," whose reputation looms large over Scotland Yard; the story ignites with a dramatic chase when a police constable unwittingly aids Cleek in an elaborate film shoot, setting off a series of thrilling events involving an impending jewel heist and clashes with law enforcement, particularly Superintendent Narkom, as Cleek’s criminal endeavors take center stage.