Four Just Men

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jan 28, 2024

In Category - Detective Fiction

Authors: Edgar Wallace In Year : 1920

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Four Just Men

Thery's Trade
A Newspaper Story
The Faithful Commons
One Thousand Pounds Reward
Preperations
The Outrage at the Megaphone
The Clues
The Messenger of the Four
The Pocket Book
The Cupidity of Marks
Three Who Died
A Newspaper Cutting
Conclusion
P2 Chapter 1 The Red Hundred
P2 Chapter 2 The Fourth Man
P2 Chapter 3 Jessen Alias Long
P2 Chapter 4 The Red Bean
P2 Chapter 5 The Council of Justice
P2 Chapter 6 Princess Revolutionary
P2 Chapter 7 The Government and Mr. Jessen
P2 Chapter 8 An Incident in the Fight
P2 Chapter 9 The Four vs. The Hundred
P2 Chapter 10 The Trial
P2 Chapter 11 Manfred
P2 Chapter 12 In Wandsworth Jail
P2 Chapter 13 The "Rational Faithers"
P2 Chapter 14 At The Old Bailey
P2 Chapter 15 Chelmsford
P2 Chapter 16 The Execution

In the atmosphere of political turmoil before the First World War it seemed there were villains, spies and anarchists around every corner. Some believed that the normal avenues of Law and Order were not well enough equipped to deal with such miscreants, but there are four just men who keep a vigil. Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon receives a letter signed 'Four Just Men': “The Bill that you are about to pass into law is an unjust one …". This group of men is notorious and feared as they have already brought retribution to those believed guilty of crimes but are outside the reach of the law (their arm is longer and they always deliver capital justice). The Alien Extradition Bill, Ramon's cherished idea, will create barriers for those that the FJM see as forces for good, so Ramon must redact it or be himself 'removed'. A cat and mouse game ensues between the FJM and Scotland Yard, broadcast to the public by an excited press. The story is played out in two parts: Part 1 The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Part 2 The Council of Justice. (Summary by Andy Sames)