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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was the illegitimate son of an actress, adopted by a Billingsgate Fish porter named Dick Freeman. He sold newspapers in London at age 11 and joined the army at 21. He was a Reuters war correspondent during the Second Boer War and wrote... Read Full Overview

Kara hates candles. He also believes that there is a great criminal lost in John Lexman, the detective-story writer involved in a plot more fantastic than any of his own ingenious mysteries. It is no secret that Kara had hoped to marry the beautiful Grace, but she is now Lexman's... Read Full Overview

FREE Audiobook included (download link included inside the book) Experience the original suspense of Edgar Wallace's classic thriller, The Clue of the Twisted Candle, in this beautifully formatted, easy-to-read edition. Renowned crime writer John Lexman finds himself inexplicably... Read Full Overview

Wallace, a master British storyteller, creates a fascinating tale. It tells of the fictional mystery author, John Lexdale, who is caught in a plot concocted by an unscrupulous millionaire. The fictional author is entrapped in the strange circumstances, becomes charged with... Read Full Overview

A real classic. A basic pillar of the how-done-it variant in mystery fiction. After reading the infinity of far-fetched solutions to "impossible crimes" provided by many "specialists", the simplicity of the final outcome is a gratifying reading experience to the authentic connoisseur... Read Full Overview

The 4.15 from Victoria to Lewes had been held up at Three Bridges in consequence of a derailment and, though John Lexman was fortunate enough to catch a belated connection to Beston Tracey, the wagonette which was the sole communication between the village and the outside world... Read Full Overview

An excellent locked-room mystery by the master of British thrillers.

Edgar Wallace, a British author, published his first mystery book, The Clue of the Twisted Candle, in 1918. A rich benefactor lures famed mystery author John Lexman into a murderous scheme in this story, but Lexman is ultimately betrayed and imprisoned. When his buddy, Scotland... Read Full Overview

The Clue of the Twisted Candle is a 1918 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. In this tale, John Lexman, a renowned mystery writer, is drawn into a murder plot by a wealthy benefactor, only to be betrayed and sent to prison. His friend, the Scotland Yard Commissioner... Read Full Overview

The 4.15 from Victoria to Lewes had been held up at Three Bridges in consequence of a derailment and, though John Lexman was fortunate enough to catch a belated connection to Beston Tracey, the wagonette which was the sole communication between the village and the outside world... Read Full Overview

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 - 10 February 1932) was an English writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at age 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War, for Reuters and the Daily... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

La Ley Org nica del Estado Espa ol de 1967 es un documento jur dico de enorme relevancia hist rica y pol tica. Firmada por el entonces Jefe de Estado, Francisco Franco, esta ley se constituy como el marco legal que establec a las bases constitucionales y organizativas del... Read Full Overview

Wallace, a master British storyteller, creates a fascinating tale. It tells of the fictional mystery author, John Lexdale, who is caught in a plot concocted by an unscrupulous millionaire. The fictional author is entrapped in the strange circumstances, becomes charged with... Read Full Overview

Wallace, a master British storyteller, creates a fascinating tale. It tells of the fictional mystery author, John Lexdale, who is caught in a plot concocted by an unscrupulous millionaire. The fictional author is entrapped in the strange circumstances, becomes charged with... Read Full Overview

Edgar Wallace's crime classic The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1917)