Edgar Wallace 
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Turfschwindel Edgar Wallace – Die junge Edna Gray kommt nach dem Tod ihres Vaters aus Argentinien zurück nach England und will künftig auf dem Landsitz der Familie in Berkshire leben. Das gefällt dem bisherigen Pächter Elijah Goodie überhaupt nicht. Der skrupellose Rennstall-Besitzer versucht ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen und schreckt dabei vor Nichts zurück

A propos de l’auteur

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals.

Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace’s publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him.

He is most famous today as the co-creator of ‘King Kong’, writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story ‘King Kong’ (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.