The Clue of the New Pin (novel)

U.S. first edition, Small, Maynard and Company, 1923

The Clue of the New Pin is a 1923 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. it was first published by Hodder & Stoughton in London, 1923.[1][2][3]

Adaptations

The novel has been adapted for the cinema three times:

Plot

Jesse Trasmere is a penny-pincher who doesn't trust banks, therefore he keeps his money in his house. His nephew Rex Lander received an allowance from his uncle, which he finds too short to keep his extravagant life style. Trasmere decided to go out of town to avoid an unwanted situation, but his body was suspiciously found days later in a locked vault.

References

  1. "The Clue of the New Pin".
  2. "The Clue of the New Pin". First Place Books.
  3. Edgar Wallace. "The Clue of the New Pin". Goodreads.
  4. "The Clue Of The New Pin". TV Guide.
  5. "The Clue of the New Pin". BFI.
  6. "COSA AVETE FATTO A SOLANGE?". BFI.


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