Geheimagent Nr. 6

Edgar Wallace

Jan. 2022 · Phoemixx Classics Ebooks

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Geheimagent Nr. 6 Edgar Wallace - Cäsar Valentine ist mit Schönheit, Reichtum und Ruhm gesegnet. Sein Geld verdient er mit dubiosen Geschäften. Als einige seiner Geschäftspartner unter mysteriösen Umständen ums Leben kommt, setzt Polizeichef Hallett von Scotland Yard einen Agenten, die Nr. 6, auf Valentine an. Doch Nr. 6 scheint in Paris verschollen zu sein und so wird Sergeant Steel auf den Plan gerufen.Spannende Unterhaltung vom Großmeister der Kriminalliteratur.

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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.