The Crimson Blind

"The Crimson Blind" by Fred M. White is a captivating tale about David Steel, a writer facing tough times because of his brother's actions. One night, his life takes a sharp turn when he gets a strange phone call that could solve all his problems. The story gets more complex as David gets mixed up in criminal activities, encounters a puzzling woman, and becomes a suspect in a murder case. The book starts with David feeling hopeless, about to lose everything. Then, a mysterious caller offers him a large sum of money to help a "friend." Desperate, David agrees and finds himself in a secret exchange involving a package filled with cash. But his relief is short-lived when a dead body shows up in his home, pulling him into a dangerous conspiracy that he must uncover to clear his name and find out the truth

Fred Merrick White (1859–1935) wrote a number of novels and short stories under the name "Fred M. White" including the six "Doom of London" science-fiction stories, in which various catastrophes beset London. These include The Four Days' Night (1903), in which London is beset by a massive killer smog; The Dust of Death (1903), in which diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers; and The Four White Days (1903), in which a sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. These six stories all first appeared in Pearson's Magazine, and were illustrated by Warwick Goble. He was also a pioneer of the spy story, and in 2003, his series The Romance of the Secret Service Fund was edited by Douglas G. Greene and published by Battered Silicon Dispatch Box.