The discovery of a mysterious note signed The Head Hunter lights up the chase for the murderer and a.

In 1932, Wallace died suddenly in Hollywood, during the initial drafting of his most famous work, ‘King Kong’. Edgar Wallace, the original writer of King Kong and hundreds of vintage crime, science fiction and adventure novels, created The Avenger as a page-turning thriller about the mysterious death of Francis Elmer, a dark secret and a movie set. His work has been adapted into more than 160 films. Packed with suspense, tension, and thrills, Edgar Wallace’s nail-biting crime novel ‘The Avenger’ is perfect for whodunnit fans of Agatha Christie's ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and ‘Death on the River Nile’.Įdgar 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.Īn author, journalist and poet, Wallace wrote countless novels, short stories, screen plays, stage plays, along with historical non-fiction. Surprised by Mike Brixan as she is learning her lines, Adele. The actress Stella Mendoza keeps the whole set waiting to shoot, in the best Hollywood tradition, but her starring role is given to Adele. Elmers niece Adele Leamington is an extra at the Knebworth Film Corporation.

But when the heads of corpses start piling up without an explanation, the film industry’s charm wavers.Īnd when Francis Elmer disappears and a note signed 'The Head Hunter' surfaces, more questions than answers remain. A very clean, solid and pleasing reprint copy in a complete and. The Avenger Edgar Wallace - Francis Elmer has vanished, and all that is found is a typed note signed The Head Hunter. It is the golden age of the silent movie.

The Avenger by Edgar Wallace