The clue of the silver key by Edgar Wallace

The Clue of the Silver Key is a 1930 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Surefoot Smith of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate when petty thief Tom Tickler is killed and left in a taxi with £100 in his pocket. His discoveries eventually lead him towards the mysterious businessman Washington Wirth. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)

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Author Wallace, Edgar, 1875-1932
Title The clue of the silver key
Original Publication London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Silver_Key
Credits David T. Jones, Mary Meehan, Al Haines & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net
Summary The Clue of the Silver Key is a 1930 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.
Surefoot Smith of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate when petty thief Tom Tickler is killed and left in a taxi with £100 in his pocket. His discoveries eventually lead him towards the mysterious businessman Washington Wirth. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject England -- Fiction
Subject Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 77643
Release Date
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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