The Wallace, Edgar 1875-1932 creator text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Clue of the New Pin" by Edgar Wallace is a mystery novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a bustling city setting, focusing on a complex web of characters revolving around the enigmatic Mr. Jesse Trasmere, a wealthy man whose death sparks intrigue and a plethora of intertwined stories involving theft, deception, and possibly murder. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Yeh Ling, the owner of a Chinese restaurant, and Jesse Trasmere, who lives a peculiar life marked by isolation and secretive dealings. Yeh Ling is engaged in clandestine meetings with Trasmere, revealing the latter's strange ties to the criminal underworld through his interactions with a man named Wellington Brown, who poses a threat to him. The opening portions set up a nocturnal atmosphere ripe with tension as Trasmere appears to be involved in something sinister, while at the same time, a young theatre reporter named Tab Holland inadvertently becomes entwined in the unfolding mystery surrounding Trasmere's death and the disappearance of actress Ursula Ardfern's jewels, hinting at a series of thrilling developments to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2023-05-29 Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Originally published: United States: A. L. Burt, 1923 Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Millionaires -- Fiction PR United States: A. L. Burt, 1923 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015063976172 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70882 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015063976172 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70882 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134635.0 70882