The Angel of Terror / Kate Plus 10 - Softcover

Wallace, Edgar; Hulse, Ed

 
9781944520151: The Angel of Terror / Kate Plus 10
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1944520155 ISBN 13: 9781944520151
Verlag: Stark House Press, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

THE ANGEL OF TERRORIt all begins with a murder. James Meredith is a very rich man, but he is found guilty of shooting his fiance’s suitor in a crime of passion. Meredith’s lawyer, Jack Glover, suspects that the fiancé is the guilty one, and indeed, Jean Briggerland—Meredith’s first cousin and bride-to-be—is a true heartless beauty. Jean is after Meredith’s fortune, but Glover is one step ahead of her, and finds a new bride for Meredith. Then Meredith, too, is murdered. Now the fortune which Jean thought to inherit belongs to a young newspaper artist named Lydia Beale. Jean and her father are practiced in the art of murder, however, and they are soon making plans for the early death of Lydia. Only the old man named Jaggs, hired by Glover to protect her, stands between her and the beautiful angel of death.KATE PLUS 10Kate Westhanger has been raised by her uncle, the Colonel, into a life of crime. For him, there is always the next job, the big payoff, and retirement. Crime is a way of life. For Kate, crimes are a puzzle that need to be solved, with each detail offering its own particular challenge. For Inspector Michael Pretherston, Kate herself is a bit of a puzzle. There is no question but that she’s good at what she does. Her latest caper involves a variety of disguises that bring her in contact with two of London’s top financiers. Pretherston has no idea what Kate’s up to, but he seems to keep running into her, first as personal secretary to Lord Flanborough, and later as a Polish princess. Whatever Kate has planned, it will definitely be the scheme of the century. If only he can figure it out before it’s too late.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born into London poverty as an illegitimate child on April 1, 1875. Joining the army at 21 as a war correspondent, he returned to London burdened with debts. He started to write thrillers in order to raise some income, and soon found success with books like The Four Just Men. Utilizing his experiences in the Congo, he also wrote a series of colorful stories featuring Commissioner Sanders. By 1921, he had become an internationally known author, eventually publishing over 170 novels, 957 short stories and 18 stage plays, with more than 160 films having been made from his work. Wallace moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s where he worked as a scriptwriter for RKO studios. While working on the rough draft of King Kong, he died suddenly on February 10, 1932, from undiagnosed diabetes.

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THE ANGEL OF TERROR It all begins with a murder. James Meredith is a very rich man, but he is found guilty of shooting his fiance s suitor in a crime of passion. Meredith s lawyer, Jack Glover, suspects that the fiancé is the guilty one, and indeed, Jean Briggerland Meredith s first cousin and bride-to-be is a true heartless beauty. Jean is after Meredith s fortune, but Glover is one step ahead of her, and finds a new bride for Meredith. Then Meredith, too, is murdered. Now the fortune which Jean thought to inherit belongs to a young newspaper artist named Lydia Beale. Jean and her father are practiced in the art of murder, however, and they are soon making plans for the early death of Lydia. Only the old man named Jaggs, hired by Glover to protect her, stands between her and the beautiful angel of death.KATE PLUS 10 Kate Westhanger has been raised by her uncle, the Colonel, into a life of crime. For him, there is always the next job, the big payoff, and retirement. Crime is a way of life. For Kate, crimes are a puzzle that need to be solved, with each detail offering its own particular challenge. For Inspector Michael Pretherston, Kate herself is a bit of a puzzle. There is no question but that she s good at what she does. Her latest caper involves a variety of disguises that bring her in contact with two of London s top financiers. Pretherston has no idea what Kate s up to, but he seems to keep running into her, first as personal secretary to Lord Flanborough, and later as a Polish princess. Whatever Kate has planned, it will definitely be the scheme of the century. If only he can figure it out before it s too late.

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Verlag
Stark House Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1944520155
ISBN 13 
9781944520151
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
294
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