Lure of the Mask

The Lure of the Mask is a mystery novel written by Harold MacGrath. The story revolves around a young woman named Olivia Channing, who is the heiress to a large fortune. Olivia is engaged to a man named Richard Wayne, but she begins to suspect that he is not who he claims to be. She becomes convinced that he is an imposter who is after her money. As Olivia tries to uncover the truth about Richard, she becomes entangled in a web of deception and danger. She is aided in her quest by a handsome detective named Jack Dysart, who is also investigating Richard's true identity. Together, Olivia and Jack must navigate through a series of twists and turns to uncover the truth and bring the imposter to justice.The Lure of the Mask is a thrilling and suspenseful tale that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. MacGrath's skillful storytelling and vivid descriptions bring the characters and setting to life, making the reader feel as though they are right in the middle of the action. The novel is a must-read for fans of mystery and suspense, as well as anyone who enjoys a good page-turner.1908. With illustrations by Harrison Fisher and Carl Anderson. MacGrath, a prolific writer, wrote for newspapers until 1890 when he published his first novel Arms and the Woman. The Lure of the Mask begins: Out of the unromantic night, out of the somber blurring January fog, came a voice lifted in song, a soprano, rich, full and round, young yet matured, sweet and mysterious as a night-bird's, haunting and elusive as the murmur of the sea in a shell: a lilt from La Fille de Madame Ango, a light opera long since forgotten in New York. Hillard, genuinely astonished, lowered his pipe and listened. To sit dreaming by an open window, even in this unlovely first month of the year, in that grim unhandsome city which boasts of its riches and still accepts with smug content its rows upon rows of ugly architecture, to sit dreaming, then, of red-tiled roofs, of cloud-caressed hills, of terraced vineyards, of cypresses in their dark aloofness, is not out of the natural order of things; but that into this idle and pleasant dream there should enter so divine a voice, living, feeling, pulsing, this was not ordinary at all. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.