Edgar Wallace. Flat 2 (1927)

     Edgar Wallace. Flat 2 (1927) Wallace enjoyed a great vogue in his time, and well into the 60s amd 70s of the last century. This is n edited version of the original. No doubt the most offensive excrescences of Wallace’s racism etc were excised. What’s left is a swift-moving but silly thriller. The plot has huge holes in it; the story deals with the just elimination of a villain, who deserves everything he gets. A crime story from the period when villains were black-hearted scoundrels, the heroes were noble defenders of justice and pure womanhood, a gentleman’s word could not be doubted, and other such silliness. Very cliched writing, too. Not worth reading again, nor will I read any other of Wallace’s books. (2004)