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Mr. Briggs hörte einen furchtbaren Schrei. Kurz danach sah er im Mondlicht einen Mann, der eilig näher kam. Aber der hatte offenbar nichts gehört. Dann fand Briggs im Gebüsch einen Toten. Höchste Zeit für Mr. Briggs, sich aus dem Staub zu machen! Sicher, er war unschuldig am Tod dieses Fremden - aber in seiner Tasche hatte er Falschgeld - bündelweise...!
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.