The Crimson Circle

Strange envelopes marked with a crimson circle have started to appear across London: a series of blackmailing letters, each directed at prominent figures in society and communicating the threat of punishment if the demands within aren't met-a promise that has yielded fatal results for those who have ignored those instructions. Despite their best efforts, the police haven't been able to track down this shadowy cabal of criminals, leaving them without the means to put an end to the terror that has overtaken London and its citizens. The lead investigator in the Crimson Circle case, Chief Inspector Parr, finds an unlikely partner in Derrick Yale, an enigmatic detective with a peculiar gift for deduction, after the Circle claims its latest victim: Mr. James Beardmore, found dead in his estate after failing to pay £100,000. The search for the killer and any leads that could help bring the Crimson Circle to justice is further complicated by the appearance of Thalia Drummond, a charming young secretary who's more than she seems ... Published in 1922, The Crimson Circle became one of Edgar Wallace's best-known works, and was adapted for film no less than four times. Perfect for readers who love classic British detective fiction and atmospheric London mysteries! Edgar Wallace masterfully weaves a web of suspense as Scotland Yard races against time to unmask the deadly criminals behind the crimson circle before more victims fall prey to their sinister demands. This gripping tale of blackmail, murder, and cat-and-mouse intrigue will keep you turning pages late into the night. The source for this public-domain ebook is Standard Ebooks (standardebooks.org). Ebooks from other sources often have typos, inconsistent spelling, missing accent marks, and missing punctuation. Ebooks from Standard Ebooks are proofread line by line against a scan of the original printed pages, then proofread again from cover to cover. They are also formatted and typeset following a professional-grade style manual, resulting in new editions supporting state-of-the-art ereader technology: automatic hyphenation, popup footnotes, complete and consistent metadata, high-resolution and scalable vector graphics, and ereader-compatible tables of contents. All of this makes the finished ebooks accurate, functional, and beautiful, a pleasure to read. (Waking Lion Press is not affiliated with or endorsed by Standard Ebooks.)