The Crimson Clown - Couverture souple

Written in 1927, this is a clever super-hero novel by Johnston McCulley, the author of the Zorro novels. The hero in this two book series is Delton Prouse, a dapper dan who likes to dress up in a red clown's outfit and steal from the rich with the aid of a hypodermic needle and a can of pepper spray. The book is episodic and full of clever turns and twists, and you will be a Delton Prouse fan by the time you are finished and ready for the sequel. THE CRIMSON CLOWN AGAIN, also published by Ramble House.

Johnston McCulley was the author of the popular Zorro series but before that he wrote a bunch of tales about Delton Prouse, gentleman burglar and thief. These two books are from 1927 and 1928.