num_pages: 229
description: The Four Just Men established Edgar Wallace's reputation as a writer of detective thrillers, a genre in which he wrote more than 170 books. Here, a Spanish resistance leader's safety is threatened by the passage through Parliament of the Aliens Extradition Bill. Four mysterious figures, "thefour just men," warn the minister responible for the bill that he faces death unless he withdraws the legislation. Throughout, Wallace maintains the suspense and excitement as the police struggle to protect the minister before the deadline imposed by the conspirators is reached. The only edition ofThe Four Just Men in print, it also includes the sequel novel The Council of Justice .
language: English
title: The Four Just Men
titlecomplete: The Four Just Men (Oxford Popular Fiction)
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, British Literature, Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Novels, Crime
ratings_count: 1284
series: The Four Just Men
publisher: Oxford University Press