Project Gutenberg 2001-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 175 Wallace, Edgar 1875 1932 Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar The Clue of the Twisted Candle Produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer, and David Widger "The Clue of the Twisted Candle" by Edgar Wallace is a detective novel written during the early 20th century. The story introduces John Lexman, a writer of mystery novels, who finds himself embroiled in a real murder investigation that blends elements of intrigue with personal tensions. As Lexman navigates his financial troubles and complex relationships, especially involving the charismatic but potentially dangerous Greek, Remington Kara, the scene is set for a series of events that blur the lines between fiction and reality. The opening of the novel places Lexman in a rain-soaked landscape on a walk to his home, where he reflects on his life and recent encounters, including a troublesome meeting with a moneylender named Vassalaro. Lexman's sense of unease grows as he learns of Kara’s unexpected visit to his wife, Grace. The narrative quickly escalates into tension when Vassalaro, armed and angry, corners Lexman, leading to a deadly confrontation that results in Vassalaro’s death and subsequent chaos in Lexman’s life. As the story unfolds, it is clear that the characters must grapple with betrayal, looming dangers, and the weight of secrets that threaten to unravel their lives completely. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 423021 423022 2024-10-02T04:25:22.832049 2023-10-02T04:32:17.142665 text/html text/html 443990 2021-01-27T13:42:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 139586 2021-01-27T13:42:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 213486 2024-10-02T04:25:32.320974 application/epub+zip 220450 2024-10-02T04:25:26.678005 application/epub+zip 209016 2024-10-02T04:25:24.830975 application/epub+zip 418964 2024-10-02T04:25:36.520954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393016 2024-10-02T04:25:31.418979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354833 2022-09-02T05:30:30.869034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345825 345772 2024-10-02T04:25:21.411011 2023-10-02T04:32:16.056663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 352835 2018-03-16T12:24:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 131244 2018-03-16T12:24:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 345605 2016-08-18T08:53:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130401 2016-08-18T08:53:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21621 2024-10-02T04:25:37.008913 application/rdf+xml 13980 2024-10-02T04:25:25.868970 image/jpeg 3498 2024-10-02T04:25:25.372974 image/jpeg 207507 2024-10-02T04:25:22.866095 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia