The Sinister Man
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears, chipped and worn along spine and corners; clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Name on fep. Binding condition: Intact.
In the shadowy world of Oxford intrigue, Edgar Wallace's The Sinister Man pulls readers into a labyrinthine thriller where secrets, murder, and hidden identities collide with breathtaking urgency. The novel chronicles the discovery of a murdered scholar and the subsequent unravelling of a web of criminal conspiracy that reaches far beyond the dreaming spires, ensnaring those who dare to investigate in mortal danger. Wallace, one of the most prolific and influential crime writers of the early twentieth century, illustrates his trademark mastery of pace and plot in a story that never relents. His prose is lean, atmospheric, and relentlessly propulsive — a style that defined the golden age of British crime fiction and made him a household name across the English-speaking world. Those who think they know the villain will find themselves deliciously wrong before the final page is turned.
Author: Edgar Wallace
Format: Hardback
Published: 1951, Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears, chipped and worn along spine and corners; clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Name on fep. Binding condition: Intact.
In the shadowy world of Oxford intrigue, Edgar Wallace's The Sinister Man pulls readers into a labyrinthine thriller where secrets, murder, and hidden identities collide with breathtaking urgency. The novel chronicles the discovery of a murdered scholar and the subsequent unravelling of a web of criminal conspiracy that reaches far beyond the dreaming spires, ensnaring those who dare to investigate in mortal danger. Wallace, one of the most prolific and influential crime writers of the early twentieth century, illustrates his trademark mastery of pace and plot in a story that never relents. His prose is lean, atmospheric, and relentlessly propulsive — a style that defined the golden age of British crime fiction and made him a household name across the English-speaking world. Those who think they know the villain will find themselves deliciously wrong before the final page is turned.