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Overview: Gerald Verner, one of the many pen names used by John Robert Stuart Pringle, was a notable British writer of thrilling fiction. Under this name, he created more than 120 novels that captivated readers around the world, with his works being translated into over 35 languages. Besides Gerald Verner, he also wrote under several other pen names, including Thane Leslie, Derwent Steele, Donald Stuart, and Nigel Vane.
Verner had a remarkable talent for creating memorable characters and protagonists. These characters were often well-developed and relatable, drawing readers into their adventures. His protagonists faced incredible odds and exciting challenges, making each story a roller-coaster ride of suspense and action. This knack for character creation was one of the reasons his books were so entertaining.
Aside from his skill with characters, Verner’s stories featured compelling narratives that kept readers hooked from start to finish. The intriguing plots woven through his novels were filled with twists and turns that kept readers guessing. His engaging storytelling and thrilling plots ensured that each book was a page-turner. Reading one of his novels, whether penned as Gerald Verner, or one of his many other pen-names, he was always a captivating experience.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller
The White Friar (1934) Gerald Verner as Donald Stuart
Death is waiting…
Alexander Kielmann pursued his nefarious activities with impunity… blackmail, burglary, even murder. At Scotland Yard there were suspicions, but no proof available. Then Kielmann received a letter:
‘You have ruined lives, but death is waiting for you… Your associates will suffer… They will receive their just deserts, you yourself being reserved for the last. I am Death, and I enclose my card.’
A visiting card showed a drawing of a monk in a white habit and cowl. Who is the White Friar?
The Hand of Fear (1936)
A web of intrigue, mystery and murder…
Millionaire Felix Dexon had left his London hotel one morning and never returned. Then his American lawyers had received hand-written written instructions from Dexon to regularly transfer large sums of money abroad.
The letters and cheques which had been presented had been confirmed as genuine by handwriting experts. Nearly all made payable to self, they were accompanied by a note authorising the money to be sent on under registered packet to various hotels. These letters had apparently been posted all over the world.
But when his suspicious niece asked a London newspaper to try and find her uncle, their chief crime reporter uncovered a vast web of intrigue by a criminal mastermind responsible for a series of horrific murders…
The Angel (1939)
Angela Kesson leads a luxury lifestyle in London, but has a treacherous source of income…
Angela makes her money by ensnaring men of undesirable reputation with her striking good looks and robbing them of their valuables while they sleep. She is the unsuspecting thief, dubbed "The Angel" for her beauty, until now. Detective-Inspector Jimmy Holland has had his eye on "The Angel" for a long time and when one of her burglaries goes wrong and the unsavoury man she was last seen with is found brutally murdered in his home, Holland believes he has caught the spider in her own web.
Except, Angela Kesson is innocent – of this crime at least. And the real killer is out there, looking for a critical item Angela found in the man’s home the night of the murder. In investigating the murder, Holland finds that things are not what they seem.
Is "The Angel" tangling him up in new lies, or is there somebody else spinning the web?
The Angel is a chilling mystery filled with twists and turns.
The Crimson Ramblers (1960)
A normal train ride turns into a nasty surprise…
The Crimson Ramblers embark on a train ride to Westpool, ready to perform in Andy McKay’s concert party on the pier pavilion. But before they even arrive, bizarre events start to occur. A mysterious packet is thrown into their compartment, heralding a string of suspicious events…
With their dressing rooms being burgled and all their belongings searched, it is no the wonder the group start to feel uneasy. With more than one person keen to get their hands on the packet, their lives are put in jeopardy, with the Summer show becoming a focal point for murder, mystery and sudden death. The Crimson Ramblers start suspecting that the culprit may be in closer circles than they realised, but no-one can figure out what is inside the packet and why are people sacrificing lives to gain possession of it?
Gerald Verner maintains the suspense in this intriguing mystery novel, through character deception, building up to a surprising climax.
The Third Key (1961)
The Reverend Colin Armitage writes detective stories in his spare time, making his days blur from one to the other, lost in the world of his stories…
One morning he receives an unexpected parcel, containing a sole key, attached with the message: "This is Bluebeard’s first key." His initial suspicions that it is a joke from his daughter, Merle, are swept aside and he soon finds himself in the midst of an ongoing murder scene…
Aware that he has little time to lose, he discovers that the key belongs to the cottage of a woman named Sylvia Shand who has a bad reputation in the village. Accompanied by Merle and Inspector Blane, Armitage goes to the cottage and finds Sylvia strangled to death with no evidence other than a single black cord…
Tension builds up as the three become aware that there are more keys to come, resulting in the probability of more murders. The Reverend is proved right when a few days later a second key arrives, and the district nurse is found strangled in similar circumstances to Sylvia Shand.
With little evidence to go by, the police are certain that a homicidal maniac is loose in the village, but Armitage has other ideas.
It is a gripping race against time when a third key arrives and Armitage attempts to sway the police’s clouded vision. Will the third life be saved or is the callous murderer too clever to be beaten?
The Third Key surprises and maintains suspense right until the end.
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