Anthony Trent appeared in 25 novels, beginning with "Anthony Trent, Master Criminal" (1918). Trent is a master criminal. He maintains a not-well-kept secret identity as a mystery writer, but his real career is as a thief. He concentrates on jewels, stealing large, extremely valuable gems such as the great Takawaja emerald, the Mount Aubyn ruby, and the hundred-caret Nizam's diamond. Unfortunately, he is pursued by pitiless and cruel men...