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Der Dieb in der Nacht

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Eine Serie von Juwelendiebstählen hält Scotland Yard in Atem. Ist der raffinierte Dieb auch ein gemeiner, anonymer Verleumder? Auch Inspektor Jack Danton erhält einen verleumderischen Brief und will einem Einbrecher eine Falle stellen ...Neben dem Kriminalroman »Der Dieb in der Nacht« (»The Thief In The Night«) enthält dieser Band noch die beiden Kurzgeschichten »Harry mit den Handschuhen« (»Kid Glove Harry«) und »Der unbekannte Boxer« (»Fighting Snub Reilly«).»Der Dieb in der Nacht« wurde 1963 unter dem Titel »Five To One« (»Fünf zu eins«) in England verfilmt.In der Übersetzung von Hans Herdegen.ISBN 978-3-95502-075-0

132 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1928

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Edgar Wallace

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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.

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61 reviews18 followers
August 1, 2020
رواية جميله أول مرة اقرا له بصراحه من بدايتها كنت عارفة ان اللص هو بربارا ماي لكن إللي ماكانش في بالي أبدا ان يكون اللي بيفضح صفوة المجتمع هي واحدة منها وإن بربارا بتسرق المجوهرات الماسية لشئ متعلق بأمر جلل يخص سمعة بريطانيا في الهند
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October 3, 2013
An easy going, fast moving mystery novella from Edgar Wallace. Diamond plaques are being stolen from wealthy girls and poison pen letters are being delivered Inspector Jack Danton is puzzled...
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172 reviews2 followers
January 13, 2023
Oh brother. Really weak book.
Irritating when detective (or any other law person) can't separate his work and his heart.
My eyes kept rolling and rolling. And of course (what a surprise - that's a sarcasm) girl was a detective too and so called cherry on top was that they got married. Gosh it was all so rushed. Kinda hilarious.
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August 8, 2022
I thought reading Edgar Wallace is a must-have-done-once-in-your-life thing and therefore I read it.

It was neither extraordinarily good nor bad. Wouldn’t really recommend but also wouldn’t judge you for liking the book.
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January 18, 2021
استغرقت مني تلك الرواية وقتاً طويلا نظراً لظروف حدثت معي كما انها لم تكن عند حسن ظني فلهذا لم أكن متحمسة لها حتى انني فكرت أن أتوقف عن قرأتها للملل و الرتابة بها و لانشغالي بما مررت به من أحداث و لكن في النهاية قررت أن انتهي منها و وضعها جانباً .. تدور أحداث الرواية حول سارق بروشات من سيدات المجتمع الراقي و أخر فاعل خير يرسل خطابات للأسر الارستقراتية لفضحهم و فضح أفعالهم مما تسبب في تفكك الكثير من الاسر .. أما السارق فهو شخص معروف من بداية الرواية ثم يقوم الكاتب بتوضيح سبب السرقات لنكتشف انه عميل سري.. ثم بعد ذلك يظهر لنا الكاتب شخصية فاعل الخير مرسل الخطابات ليتضح أنه احد سيدات المجتمع الراقي و بهذا تنتهي الرواية في جو من الرتابة و الملل و فقط ...
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