Edgar Wallace
Mr. Justice Maxwell
eBook
(Smoking Gun Mystery Books May 22, 2014)
, 1 edition
• Two of British author Edgar Wallace's mysteries are in this Kindle book: Mr. Justice Maxwell and Down Under DonovanMr Justice Maxwell (1922)Mr Justice Maxwell, a judge in Britain's Law Courts, was once asked by the Attorney General whether he was doing business with Mr Cartwright. 'No,' the judge lied – the start of many lies still to come. Meanwhile, two British men, both in need of money, are discussing a plan to find gold in Africa. But a woman proves to be a distraction. Down Under Donovan (1918)Gambling and murder are in the air in this mystery thriller.About The AuthorBritish author Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was reportedly the second biggest seller after the Bible in his heyday. He was a Reuters war correspondent during the Second Boer War and wrote thrillers to earn money. He later moved to Hollywood as a script writer and died while drafting King Kong. His crime novels include1. Angel Esquire (1908)2. The Fourth Plague or Red Hand (1913)3. Grey Timothy or Pallard the Punter (1913)4. The Man Who Bought London (1915)5. The Melody of Death (1915)6. A Debt Discharged (1916)7. The Tomb of T'Sin (1916)8. The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1916)9. The Secret House (1917)10. Down under Donovan (1918)11. The Man Who Knew (1918)12. The Strange Lapses of Larry Loman (1918)13. The Green Rust (1919)14. Kate Plus Ten (1919)15. The Daffodil Mystery or The Daffodil Murder (1920)16. Jack O'Judgment (1920)17. The Angel of Terror or The Destroying Angel (1922)18. The Crimson Circle (1922)19. Mr. Justice Maxwell or Take-A-Chance Anderson( 1922)20. The Valley of Ghosts (1922)