It is the golden age of the silent movie. But when the heads of corpses start piling up without an explanation, the film industryтАЩs charm wavers.
And when Francis Elmer disappears and a note signed "The Head Hunter" surfaces, more questions than answers remain.
Packed with suspense, tension, and thrills, Edgar WallaceтАЩs nail-biting crime novel тАШThe AvengerтАЩ is perfect for whodunnit fans of Agatha Christie's тАШMurder on the Orient ExpressтАЩ and тАШDeath on the River NileтАЩ.
Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer so prolific, that his publisher claimed that he was responsible for a quarter of all books sold in England. An author, journalist and poet, Wallace wrote countless novels, short stories, screen plays, stage plays, along with historical non-fiction. His work has been adapted into more than 160 films. In 1932, Wallace died suddenly in Hollywood, during the initial drafting of his most famous work, тАШKing KongтАЩ.
It is the golden age of the silent movie. But when the heads of corpses start piling up without an explanation, the film industryтАЩs charm wavers.
And when Francis Elmer disappears and a note signed "The Head Hunter" surfaces, more questions than answers remain.
Packed with suspense, tension, ...