Edgar Wallace

The Sinister Man Edgar Wallace

A mystery novel classic by Edgar Wallace. Superintendent Wills investigates the murder of a man found floating in a local canal, it appears the victim was a archeology professor working on the deciphering of some very rare tablets which if they fall into the wrong hands could cause major problems for one asian country. "You have beauty," said Mr. Maurice Tarn carefully, "you have youth. You will in all probability survive me by many years. I am not the kind of man who would object to your marrying again. That would be sheer selfishness, and I am not selfish. When I die you will have great property; whilst I live you shall enjoy my wealth to its full. Possibly you have never looked upon me in the light of a husband, but it is not unusual for a guardian to marry his ward, and the disparity in our ages is not an insuperable obstacle."