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The Crimson Circle (novel)

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The Crimson Circle
Cover of Hodder & Stoughton 'yellow jacket' paperback, 1933 [1]
AuthorEdgar Wallace
LanguageEnglish
GenreDetective fiction
PublisherHodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1922
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages320 p.
OCLC213436480

The Crimson Circle is a 1922 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Scotland Yard tackle a secret league of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle.[2] The novel was first published in The People's Story Magazine, March 10, 1922. The first book edition in the UK was by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1922; and the first US edition was by Doubleday, Doran & Co., New York, 1929.[3]

Plot

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When James Beardmore receives a letter demanding £100,000 he refuses to pay—even though it is his last warning. It is his son Jack who finds him dead. Can the amazing powers of Derrick Yale, combined with the methodical patience of Inspector Parr, discover the secret of the Crimson Circle? Who is its all-powerful head and who is the stranger who lies in wait? Twice in a lifetime a ruthless criminal faces the executioner.[4]

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Adaptations

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The novel has been adapted into films on four occasion.

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References

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  1. ^ "Book Details".
  2. ^ Edgar Wallace. "The Crimson Circle". Goodreads.
  3. ^ "The Crimson Circle". gutenberg.net.au.
  4. ^ Edgar, Wallace. "The Crimson Circle".