Project Gutenberg 2025-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 2423 Wallace, Edgar 1875 1932 Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar 29023137 The dark eyes of London $aGarden City :$bDoubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., $c1929. Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eyes_of_London_(novel) an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Dark Eyes of London" by Edgar Wallace is a mystery novel written in the late 1920s. The story centers around Inspector Larry Holt, who is drawn into a complex investigation linked to a series of murders and the leaking of secrets. The sinister backdrop includes a gang known as the "blind giants" and features characters like Flash Fred, a gambler with dubious connections, and hints of a woman who could play a critical role in the unfolding mystery. The opening of the novel sets the stage for a thrilling tale, as Inspector Larry Holt finds himself in Paris, enjoying a reprieve from his duties when he receives urgent news about the suspicious drowning of a wealthy Canadian named Gordon Stuart. As Holt prepares to return to London, he encounters the enigmatic Flash Fred, who has his own entanglements with the law. After arriving back in London, Holt begins to delve into the case, learning about Stuart's mysterious past and connections to a small village, while also forming a partnership with a competent secretary, Diana Ward. The story quickly escalates into a web of intrigue, highlighting unseen dangers and the pursuit of truth in a murky underworld rife with danger and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006059834 20250304120108wallace 1929 US en Detective and mystery stories London (England) -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Thrillers (Fiction) Police -- England -- London -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery 470635 2025-03-11T13:01:32.445513 text/html 446975 2025-03-11T11:58:04 text/html 234392 2025-03-11T13:01:56.102362 application/epub+zip 240104 2025-03-11T13:01:43.690439 application/epub+zip 240104 2025-03-11T13:01:36.256463 application/epub+zip 395449 2025-03-11T13:02:06.811314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362264 2025-03-11T13:01:55.699360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428220 2025-03-11T13:01:30.832491 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408453 2025-03-11T11:58:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 4336 2025-03-11T13:02:06.948311 application/rdf+xml 7512 2025-03-11T13:01:43.356402 image/jpeg 1835 2025-03-11T13:01:43.292420 image/jpeg 241258 2025-03-11T13:01:32.485495 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