The Terrible People or The Gallows' Hand
A classic mystery novel and a cheeky sense of humour are often associated with the works of Conan Doyle, but Edgar Wallace's 'The Terrible People' is just as gripping and inventive as Sherlock Holmes. A gang of criminals return from the dead to haunt an heiress, as they seek to find redemption for crimes they didn't commit.
It is a novel which never ages and has remnants of a Gothic horror, as the protagonist attempts to exert revenge on those who have wronged him - his executors.
Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer so prolific, that one of his publishers claimed that he was behind a quarter of all books sold in England. An author, journalist and poet, he wrote countless novels, short stories, screen plays, stage plays, historical non-fiction, etc. Today, more than 160 films have been made from his work. He died suddenly in Hollywood in 1932, during the initial drafting of his most famous work, "King Kong".
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It is a novel which never ages and has remnants of a Gothic horror, as the protagonist attempts to exert revenge on those who have wronged him - his executors.
Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer so prolific, that one of his publishers claimed that he was behind a quarter of all books sold in England. An author, journalist and poet, he wrote countless novels, short stories, screen plays, stage plays, historical non-fiction, etc. Today, more than 160 films have been made from his work. He died suddenly in Hollywood in 1932, during the initial drafting of his most famous work, "King Kong".
Edgar Wallace
**Edgar Wallace** (1875–1932) est un écrivain britannique prolifique, célèbre pour ses romans policiers et ses thrillers. Auteur de plus de 125 romans, une cinquantaine de recueils de nouvelles et 25 pièces de théâtre, il a marqué la littérature populaire du début du XXe siècle. Son œuvre, souvent adaptée au cinéma, mêle suspense, aventure et une fine observation des tensions sociales. Wallace est également connu pour son engagement dans le journalisme et sa participation à la vie politique britannique.
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