(Drivebycuriosity) - Edgar Wallace belonged to the most successful English book authors in the 20th century. He created more than 170 novels and about 1,000 short stories, mostly crime mysteries (wikipedia). In the 1960s a row of funny Edgar Wallace films, featuring the peerless Klaus Kinski, became huge hits in Germany.
I enjoyed his novels - and films - decades ago and decided to reread "The Door with seven Locks" ( about 200 pages amazon ). The book, written around 1920, shows its age, you can call it old fashioned, but it has a charming patina and it is a lot of fun.
The novel starts slowly and humorous, but gains speed and becomes fast, mysterious & almost a bit scary (written for an audience who could not imagine today`s horror flicks).
The plot is about a smart detective, a young women, an absent lord & the name giving door with the associated seven keys. The lead characters have to deal with evil people and even worse subjects. There are quite a lot twists & turns and it gets a bit topsy-turvy & spooky, but there is also a romance.
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