Detective Sgt. (Insp. ) Elk: the Second Trilogy

Download or read book Detective Sgt. (Insp. ) Elk: the Second Trilogy written by Edgar WALLACE and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-10 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains three novels --four, five and six-- of the famous series "Detective Sgt. (Insp.) Elk" of Scotland Yard, published in their order of appearence:4. The Twister; 5. The India-Rubber Men; 6. White Face.In book 4, a crime thriller involving the stock market, shares, horse racing and wealthy financiers, Anthony Braid, a man with an unsavoury reputation within a certain crowd is nevertheless one of the most respectable millionaires in the City. A race-horse owner, his main source of fortune is the stock market, particularly the diamond market. Unfortunately for his enemies, his peculiar brand of honesty leaves them baffled: he always tells the truth as it is, which is the ultimate twist...In book 5, A gang of burglars, bank-robbers, and thieves is plaguing the river Thames in London; their distinctive disguises of rubber masks and rubber gloves giving them the name "The India-rubber Men". What is the connection of the gang with the seedy "Mecca" club?Finally, in book 6, Tidal Basin was the toughest, poorest, lowest section of London, and somewhere in it's dark alleys lurked the Devil of Tidal Basin, terrifying the inhabitants , puzzling the police. What connection had the Devil with White Face, the lone bandit who roamed London unmolested?