The Council of Justice

Name: The Council of Justice
Brand: Naxos
Availability: InStock
Author: Edgar Wallace
ISBN: 9781843794585

Author: Edgar Wallace

Narrator: Bill Homewood

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 08/01/2011

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The Four Just Men, in this second of Wallace’s ingenious series of thrillers, pit themselves against The Red Hundred, an organisation dedicated to international anarchy, led by the charismatic, mysterious and beautiful assassin, the Woman of Gratz. As always, the avengers’ methods are meticulously planned and ruthlessly executed.

About Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace (1875â€“1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist, and playwright who wrote 175 novels, twenty-four plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his novels, which is more than any other author. He is most famous today as the cocreator of King Kong, writing the early screenplay and story for the movie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Phaney on March 22, 2013

2012 Review: Whoo! It seems we’re back in business. Sure, the plot is sort of bisected but right from the first paragraph the author responded to my previous complaints. And made it all better, since this time? Their cause is easily identifiable as just. :D Okay, so they’re up against… commies, I gues......more

Goodreads review by John on November 20, 2013

Really daft "Boys Own" comic book stuff. Thoroughly enjoyable escapist nonsense. The sort of thing I liked when I was twelve. Three and a half stars would have been fairer: it's not quite four star but I really enjoyed it.......more

Goodreads review by Neil on February 01, 2013

The second of the Wallace's Four Just Men books. Lacking the originality of the first, the spare style, although nowhere near as spare as in the original, can be rather tiresome, lacking emotion, but the finale from the imprisonment on is pure Wallace.......more

Goodreads review by Les on December 09, 2015

A good read. Once again I wish we had 1/2 stars. This is worth 3 1/2.......more