02282cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500380014826400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250801090040352012120051253400450172465300340176965300390180365300540184285600430189699900170193914332UtSlPG20260610133334.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHanshew, Thomas W.,d1857-191410aCleek: the Man of the Forty Faces 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-12-12  aProduced by Suzanne Shell, Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces" by Thomas W. Hanshew is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Hamilton Cleek, an enigmatic master of disguise and criminal genius known to Scotland Yard as "The Vanishing Cracksman." The narrative begins with a thrilling chase, where a police constable accidentally lets Cleek escape while he enacts a staged robbery for a film, setting the stage for further intrigue and crime.  The opening portion introduces readers to the bustling streets of early 1900s London and a variety of characters, including the unsuspecting Police Constable Collins, who falls victim to Cleek's clever ruse while trying to assist a beautiful French woman. As the narrative progresses, we learn of Cleek's notorious reputation among law enforcement and the tension surrounding an imminent jewel heist that poses a direct challenge to Scotland Yard. This blend of drama and wit lays the groundwork for a captivating series of events as Cleek navigates his criminal world while inevitably drawing the attention of the police, particularly Superintendent Narkom, leading to a thrilling tale of cat-and-mouse. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDetective and mystery stories  aPolice -- Great Britain -- Fiction  aCleek, Hamilton (Fictitious character) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14332  c55720d55720