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The clue of the silver keyEdgar Wallace

The clue of the silver key

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Original author: Edgar Wallace

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The Clue of the Silver Key is a 1930 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Surefoot Smith of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate when petty thief Tom Tickler is killed and left in a taxi with £100 in his pocket. His discoveries eventually lead him towards the mysterious businessman Washington Wirth. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)

The clue of the silver key, by Edgar Wallace. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #77643.

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30 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter ONE1,678 words
  2. 2.Chapter TWO1,565 words
  3. 3.Chapter THREE779 words
  4. 4.Chapter FOUR2,084 words
  5. 5.Chapter FIVE2,418 words
  6. 6.Chapter SIX2,037 words
  7. 7.Chapter SEVEN2,079 words
  8. 8.Chapter EIGHT1,497 words
  9. 9.Chapter NINE1,592 words
  10. 10.Chapter TEN: He recovered his voice at last2,066 words
  11. 11.Chapter ELEVEN1,157 words
  12. 12.Chapter TWELVE3,802 words
  13. 13.Chapter THIRTEEN1,524 words
  14. 14.Chapter FOURTEEN2,440 words
  15. 15.Chapter FIFTEEN: He stared at the entry for a long time1,562 words
  1. 16.Chapter SIXTEEN6,794 words
  2. 17.Chapter SEVENTEEN2,308 words
  3. 18.Chapter EIGHTEEN1,237 words
  4. 19.Chapter NINETEEN1,297 words
  5. 20.Chapter TWENTY2,128 words
  6. 21.Chapter TWENTY-ONE: Leo Moran!1,485 words
  7. 22.Chapter TWENTY-TWO1,706 words
  8. 23.Chapter TWENTY-THREE2,159 words
  9. 24.Chapter TWENTY-FOUR1,020 words
  10. 25.Chapter TWENTY-FIVE2,237 words
  11. 26.Chapter TWENTY-SIX2,386 words
  12. 27.Chapter TWENTY-SEVEN550 words
  13. 28.Chapter TWENTY-EIGHT1,886 words
  14. 29.Chapter TWENTY-NINE3,458 words
  15. 30.Chapter THIRTY3,338 words