The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace
Conventional ideas of beauty are typically associate it with goodness and kindness. However, appearances can be deceptive. Jean Briggerland is exquisitely lovely, but few know...
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Conventional ideas of beauty are typically associate it with
goodness and kindness. However, appearances can be deceptive. Jean
Briggerland is exquisitely lovely, but few know that this ethereal,
angelic facade hides an utterly immoral and cruel heart within. Her
insatiable lust for power and money claim many an innocent victim
till one day, a lawyer named Jack Glover is called upon to defend
his best friend and cousin, James Meredith in a murder trial.
Meredith is alleged to have murdered a young man in a fit of
jealous rage because he objected to the man's friendship with
Meredith's lovely fiancée. The lady in question turns out to be
Jean Briggerland. The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace was
published in 1922. Like almost all of Wallace's novels, it was an
immediate bestseller. The exciting plot, impeccable writing style
and memorable characters make his books timeless classics that are
still enjoyed by modern readers the world over. Richard Horatio
Edgar Wallace came from an extremely deprived background, but rose
to become one of the richest and most widely read English writers
of his time. He was also one of the most prolific writers in
English, having produced more than 120 novels, nearly a thousand
short stories, 18 stage plays and innumerable poems and non-fiction
articles. He developed an extremely efficient writing style which
consisted of dictating his works into wax cylinders (Dictaphones)
which were then transcribed by a team of secretaries. He would lock
himself up in his bedroom with cigarettes and pots of scalding hot,
sweet tea for up to 72 hours, continuously dictating his stories.
This gave his work the tight plots, their almost seamless narrative
quality and their ambiance. Though critics slammed him for churning
out endless potboilers, Wallace remained unfazed. His continuous
financial problems compelled him to adopt this style, but his
unerring eye for detail, dialog and well researched knowledge of
police methods and crime investigation set him apart from ordinary
pulp writers of the day. Wallace is also famous for being the
creator of the screenplay of King Kong and other characters like
Sanders of the River, JG Reeder and Smithy. He also produced a host
of sci-fi stories, The Four Just Men series, the Inspector Elk
series and hundreds of screenplays for Hollywood films. The Angel
of Terror is an almost formulaic crime thriller, but the brilliant
characterization and unusual twists and turns make it a gripping
read for a rainy Sunday afternoon.
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