Edgar Wallace 
The Green Ribbon (A Classic British Mystery) [EPUB ebook] 
Thriller Novel from the prolific author known for the creation of King Kong, The Four Just Men, Detective Sgt. Elk, Mr. J. G. Reeder, Educated Evans, The Daffodil Murder, The Crimson Circle and more

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Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace’s work.
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‘He was right. Somewhere in London the name of the horse the astute Mr. Trigger had sent to two thousand clients was known. A frantic effort was made to reach the course in time, telephone and tic-tac man signaled a warning thirty seconds after the race had started — which was thirty seconds too late.’