The Hand of Power: Restored Classics to Go Edition
Jul 2026 · Otbebookpublishing
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On a storm-lashed Dartmoor road, Betty Carew finds herself in the grip of Dr. Joshua Laffin, a cold, occult-obsessed manipulator whose power seems to stretch from sinister midnight meetings to humiliating publicity stunts. As Betty resists his demands, Clive Lowbridge offers a more humane counterpoint, even as his love for her and his own financial troubles pull him into the same dangerous orbit. Meanwhile, witty but uneasy Bill Holbrook is drawn from comic office banter into a darker world of prophetic hunches, a cursed desk advertisement, and a murder mystery that seems to be tightening around him. From dockside vice at the Temperance Home for Sailors to a bomb attack in the woods and a vanished body, the story widens into a web of blackmail, criminal errands, and secret societies, including the shadowy Sons of Ragousa. Toby Marsh's cryptic guidance leads Bullott and Bill into a glittering party at Madame La Florette's, where society glamour masks money worries, hidden deals, and growing suspicion that the whole enterprise is built on corruption. Gothic menace, dark comedy, and social satire collide as every apparent arrangement hints at a larger, far more dangerous conspiracy. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
On a storm-lashed Dartmoor road, Betty Carew finds herself in the grip of Dr. Joshua Laffin, a cold, occult-obsessed manipulator whose power seems to stretch from sinister midnight meetings to humiliating publicity stunts. As Betty resists his demands, Clive Lowbridge offers a more humane counter...
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Edgar Wallace was one of the most prolific and commercially successful English writers of the early twentieth century, a journalist-turned-novelist whose life was shaped by poverty, hard work, and a restless appetite for storytelling. Born in London and raised in difficult circumstances, he left school early, served as a war correspondent, and built his career through newspapers before turning to fiction with remarkable speed and confidence. He became famous for his fast-moving thrillers, detective stories, crime novels, and plays, producing an astonishing body of work that made him a household name on both sides of the Atlantic. Wallace had a gift for pace, suspense, and vivid character types, and his writing helped define the modern popular thriller with its shadowy conspiracies, sudden reversals, and sharp attention to criminal underworlds, law enforcement, and social ambition. Beneath the excitement, his stories often reflect anxieties about class, power, corruption, and the fragility of order, themes that still feel familiar in today's world of public scandal and hidden motives. His influence endures not only because he mastered entertainment, but because he understood how to keep readers turning pages while also capturing the energy and unease of modern urban life. Readers who enjoy classic mysteries, brisk plots, and the pleasures of old-school suspense will find Edgar Wallace especially rewarding.
Edgar Wallace was one of the most prolific and commercially successful English writers of the early twentieth century, a journalist-turned-novelist whose life was shaped by poverty, hard work, and a restless appetite for storytelling. Born in London and raised in difficult circumstances, he left ...
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