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The most puzzling bewildering, delightful crook in the annals of crime!" That's what Herman Carruthers, the editor of the Morning News-Argus, had called the Grey Seal over his after-dinner coffee at the St. James Club with rich man-about-town Jimmie Dale. He cracked safes, this Grey Seal. He wore a mask. And although he left his mark at each job -- he never actually took any loot. What Carruthers could not have known was the handsome man he wa...

It was like some shadowy pantomime: The dark mouth of an alleyway thrown into murky relief by the rays of a distant street lamp...the swift, forward leap of a skulking figure...a girl's form swaying and struggling in the man's embrace. Then, a pantomime no longer, there came a half threatening, half triumphant oath, and then the girl's voice, quiet, strangely contained, almost imperious:

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Frank L Packard was an early 20th century Canadian author. Packard worked for the Canadian railroad as a civil engineer. He used his knowledge and experiences to write a series of mystery novels. He often wrote about the character Jimmie Dale. This action packed gangster story begins, "It was like some shadowy pantomime: The dark mouth of an alleyway thrown into murky relief by the rays of a distant street lamp...the swift, forward leap of a s...

Frank L Packard was an early 20th century Canadian author. Packard worked for the Canadian railroad as a civil engineer. He used his knowledge and experiences to write a series of mystery novels. He often wrote about the character Jimmie Dale. He was a wealthy playboy by day, but at night put on a costume and became The Gray Seal. He entered businesses or homes and broke into safes. Each time he left his calling card, a diamond shaped, gray pa...

Frank Lucius Packard (1877-1942) was a Canadian novelist. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and as a young man went to work as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called "Jimmie Dale", who first appeared in the novel The Adventures of Jimmie Dale in 1917. He was a wealthy playboy by day, but at night...

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Jimmie Dale was the most brilliant of all thieves, a member of society by day, at night a celebrated cat burglar, "The Grey Seal." But he was only a pawn in the hands of the "Tocsin, " the mysterious, unseen woman who forced him to steal--for good! With both the police and the underworld baying at his heels, Jimmie Dale uses his criminal talents to right wrongs, save lives and reputations, and expose wrongdoers to the light of day. How could J...

Jimmie Dale was the most brilliant of all thieves, a member of society by day, at night a celebrated cat burglar, "The Grey Seal." But he was only a pawn in the hands of the "Tocsin, " the mysterious, unseen woman who forced him to steal--for good! With both the police and the underworld baying at his heels, Jimmie Dale uses his criminal talents to right wrongs, save lives and reputations, and expose wrongdoers to the light of day. How could J...