Edgar Wallace 
The Calendar [EPUB ebook] 

An enjoyable Edgar Wallace horse-racing escapade. One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives. The setting of this mystery/thriller is the horse-racing world. A wealthy racehorse owner is banned from racing when he is double- crossed by the woman he loves. With the help of his butler – an ex-burglar he succeeds in regaining a L100 note that will clear his name and he falls for the bad girl’s sister. In an impulsive moment, a man agrees to throw a big race-and then is faced with all the consequences.