← James PaynLost Sir Massingberdby James PaynMystery novel with suspense centered on the disappearance of a man and murderFind on Amazon↗About the authorJames PaynPayn was a prolific and professional Victorian novelist and editor of Chambers's Journal and the Cornhill Magazine who produced a long series of light, entertaining novels. Lost Sir Massingberd is his best remembered work.More by James PaynBy Proxy→A Confidential Agent→The Luck of the Darrells→Some Literary RecollectionsCollection of essays and memories reflecting on the author's literary career→