Dnf. I couldn't get into it.

În faţa portalului impunător al palatului Cainbury stătea nehotărât un individ. În acea clădire îşi aveau sediul vreo treizeci de întreprinderi diferite după cum se putea vedea pe firmele de la uşă. Îmbrăcămintea uzată şi ghetele scâlciate ale omului dovedeau cu prisosinţă sărăcia lui. Părea să fie

Major characters:
Montague Fallock, publisher and blackmailer
Count Ernesto Poltavo, his translator
Gregory Farrington, millionaire, uncle to Doris Gray
Lady Constance Dix, his girlfriend
Gorth, his servant
Frank Doughton, journalist
George Doughton, his late father
Doris Gray, Frank’s girlfriend
Lady Patric

Although this is pure Wallace and has a slam and bang finish, I never really got into it, at least not until the last few chapters.

Ο Ουώλλας ανήκει στους συγγραφείς αστυνομικής λογοτεχνίας που αποτυπώνουν στα βιβλία τους με εύστοχο τρόπο την ατμόσφαιρα και τα ήθη της εποχής τους, και αυτός είναι ένας από τους λόγους, ίσως, που θεωρείται ξεπερασμένος ή παρωχημένος. Μόνο που δεν ισχύει σε αυτή τη περίπτωση - το συγκεκριμένο μυθισ

Very good. Blackmailer hides in a mechanized house. Despicable assistant tries to double-cross him. Good abrupt ending.