# The Avenger Author: Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips), 1866-1946 Genre: Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9871 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Avenger+Oppenheim&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary The man and the woman stood facing one another, although in the uncertain firelight which alone illuminated the room neither could see much save the outline of the other's form. The woman stood at the further end of the apartment by the side of the desk--his desk. The slim trembling fingers of one hand rested lightly upon it, the other was hanging by her side, nervously crumpling up the glove which she had only taken off a few minutes before. The man stood with his back to the door through which he had just entered. He was in evening dress; he carried an overcoat over his arm, and his hat was slightly on the back of his head. A cigarette was still burning between his lips, the key by mean... ## Chapters - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/34/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/30/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/32/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/35/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/29/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/39/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/28/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-avenger-9871/chapters/4/index.md)