The avenger by Edgar Wallace

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69788.html.images 463 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69788.epub3.images 228 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69788.epub.images 236 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69788.epub.noimages 230 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69788.kf8.images 374 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69788.kindle.images 337 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69788.txt.utf-8 393 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69788/pg69788-h.zip 217 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Wallace, Edgar, 1875-1932
Title The avenger
Original Publication United Kingdom: John Long, Limited,1926.
Credits Al Haines, Cindy Beyer & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net
Summary "The Avenger" by Edgar Wallace is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Captain Mike Brixan, an intelligence officer who is reluctantly drawn into a murder investigation involving a series of grisly decapitations attributed to a notorious figure known as the Head-Hunter. His quest for answers leads him to intrigue, suspense, and a cast of eccentric characters in the world of film production. The opening portion of the novel introduces Captain Brixan as he is summoned back from an important assignment in Berlin to investigate a murder case related to a missing clerk named Francis Elmer, whose head has been discovered by police. As Brixan engages with his superiors at the Foreign Office, he learns more about the gruesome nature of the crime and the unusual circumstances surrounding Elmer's disappearance. The chapter sets a tone of tension and foreshadowing, hinting at a deeper mystery as Brixan encounters various characters, including a film actress named Adele Leamington and the curious figure of Sir Gregory Penne. As he navigates the complexities of the case, it becomes apparent that nothing is as it seems, and the danger is far more ominous than he initially anticipated. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Missing persons -- Fiction
Subject Kidnapping -- Fiction
Subject Motion picture actors and actresses -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 69788
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 78 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!