The Complete Just Men Volume 1

Contains The Four Just Men, The Council of Justice, The Just Men of Cordova, and The Law of the Four Just MenThe book (and its sequels) that launched the greatest thriller writer of his time".the Four do not go outside their promise. If they have threatened to kill in a certain manner at a certain time they will be punctual."Edgar Wallace was a phenomenon, and quite possibly was the first thriller superbrand. This omnibus and its companion second volume collects the first book that broke him out and its various sequels. The Just Men was a series of six detective thriller novels published between 1905 and 1928. How the first book was published is a sensational story in itself and is told within this edition. the adventures of the vigilante team known as the Just men --who were judge, jury, and executioner themselves going after men whom the law could not touch-- were instant bestsellers. The Four Just men Starting with the sensational and impossible locked door mystery (though this one has a further twist in that the Four give advance warning of their intended killing). A Spanish resistance leader's safety is threatened by the passage through Parliament of the Aliens Extradition Bill. Four mysterious figures, "the four just men," warn the minister responsible for the bill that he faces death unless he withdraws the legislation. The Council of Justice A new member has joined the Four Just Men to replace the one killed in the first book.. This time the four have to stop the Congress of the Red Hundred, an anarchist terrorist group set on undermining England's democratic systems. And to complicate matters the police have got Manfred. The Just men of Cordova The just men are up against Col. Black a businessman who seems to float ventures where dissenting people die. The Law of the Four Just Men A collection of gripping stories featuring the exploits of the vigilantes.