Der Band enthält vier Kriminalgeschichten von Edgar Wallace: Die Abenteuerin, Der betrogene Betrüger, Die Privatsekretärin, Der Herr im dunkelblauen Anzug. Die Abenteuerin: Eine charmante Betrügerin raubt die reiche Londoner Gesellschaft auf Empfängen und Partys aus, zumeist Schmuck und Juwelen. Stets hinterlässt die Diebin eine Botschaft mit dem Pseudonym ›Quadrat-Jane‹. Die Beute lässt sie wohltätigen Zwecken zukommen. Peter Dawes von Scotland Yard wird auf den Fall angesetzt.
Author
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.
