Der viereckige Smaragd

Geschrieben von Edgar Wallace

Erzählt von Johannes Steck

Anthony Druze, Diener im Hause von Lady Raytham, wird auf einer Landstraße tot aufgefunden. Er wurde aus kurzer Entfernung erschossen. Merkwürdigerweise hält der Tote in seiner linken Hand einen großen, viereckigen Smaragd in Platinfassung. Inspector Coldwell und seine Assistentin Leslie Maughan kennen diesen auffälligen Stein: er gehört Lady Raytham!

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Lagato Verlag
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18. März 2010
• ISBN: 9783955670412

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a London-born writer who rose to prominence during the early twentieth century. With a background in journalism, he excelled at crime fiction with a series of detective thrillers following characters J.G. Reeder and Detective Sgt. (Inspector) Elk. Wallace is known for his extensive literary work, which has been adapted across multiple mediums, including over 160 films. His most notable contribution to cinema was the novelization and early screenplay for 1933’s King Kong.

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The plot involves a young gentleman (secretary to a notable politician) convicted wrongly of forging a check, now released after serving his term in prison, a group of rather sinister society ladies with thier sinister butler Druze, who were involved in the check and other activities, abd a beautiful young woman detective from Scotland Yard, also from a tsylish society background.