Jack o' Judgment [Hardcover]

Edgar Wallace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2008

He had been shot in his tracks on a night of snow and storm. When the police got him to the mortuary and searched his clothes they found a little tin box of white powder which proved to be cocaine, and a playing card -- the Jack of Clubs

The dead man was named "Snow" Gregory, for he was a doper . . . and some said he might have been proving a little awkward to Colonel Dan Boundary, his associate -- who might have felt a bit relieved to hear of Gregory's icy demise . . . except for the arrival of an envelope addressed to the Colonel, containing only a playing card, the Knave of Clubs -- with a handwritten scrawl on one side: "Jack O' Judgment!"

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a popular English writer of novels and plays, his bestsellers including Sanders of the River.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: Aegypan (June 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1606648780
• ISBN-13: 978-1606648780
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A THRILLER TO PLEASE EDGAR WALLACE FANS, September 22, 2006

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David E. Taeusch "__a1_frogprince37133_" (Murfreesboro, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This is one of Wallace's extraordinary thrillers with an over the top villain. The unctuous master criminal Colonel Boundary. The Colonel receives an envelope in the mail that contains a playing card, knave of clubs and wrote on it Jack o'Judgment. Stafford King had devoted his time to smashing the Colonel's gang. The Colonel was accused of robbing a merchant of sixty thousand pounds by means of card tricks. Cocaine, dope fiends, gambling, show girls, and stage-door Johnnies add tricky obstacles and frightening drama. The action is fast paced and justice is done.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong crime story, with the ending you expect, June 30, 2011

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The Boundary gang deals in blackmail. But not in the manner you expect. Instead of demanding money, they buy your business or land, but on the cheap. This helps to make it much more harder to accuse them of blackmail, Col. Dan Boundary is just a good businessman. Living on human misery, Col. Boundary is a true villain, one of the stronger ones I can think of.

Enter Jack O' Judgement. This masked vigilante becomes the Nemesis of the Boundary gang, haunting them at every turn. He's clearly determined to bring the gang down, or die trying. This story is also interesting in that the main female lead just happens to be a male impersonator....Hmm....

If you like a tale of Revenge, this is it. Easy recommendation and only about 2,900 locations long. And this story packs it in.

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced and effective thriller from prolific writer, November 10, 2011

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Robert J. Karol (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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While not my favorite mystery of Edgar Wallace's (that would either be ANGEL OF TERROR or THE MAN WHO KNEW), this certainly is a good, fast-paced thriller. The villain, Colonel Boundary, isn't as interesting as I'd hoped he would be, and Jack O'Judgement is an idea that isn't as well executed as I hoped (his plans and backstory are cool).

But the set-pieces are rather enjoyable, as is the plotting. And the sentimentality isn't overdone.