About the book: 2018 / "A Face in the Dark" is a detective novel by the outstanding British writer and playwright Edgar Wallace (1875–1932). Rich man Malpas is found shot dead, after which the police find evidence of strange addictions and the criminal past of the murdered man associated with activities in South Africa. Edgar Wallace is a popular detective author, novelist, screenwriter, and founder of the thriller genre. Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio is the author of many works: “At Three Oaks”, “The Avenger”, “The Joker”, “The Feathered Snake”, “The Gate of Treason”, “The Counterfeiter”, “Bandit”, “The Dusseldorf Assassin”, “The Mystery of the Pin”, “Green Shooter” and others.