Der Derbysieger

Der Derbysieger Edgar Wallace - Der Engländer John Pentridge verliert im Spielkasino von Monte Carlo große Summen und wird diskret aus dem Saal gewiesen. "Heute abend habt ihr mich geschröpft, aber morgen bin ich wieder da und bringe genug Geld mit für große Einsätze!" Tatsächlich gelingen ihm riesige Gewinne. Zugleich geschieht jedoch in Monte Carlo ein Mord. Pentridge hat es plötzlich eilig, nach London zu reisen, und kommt gerade rechtzeitig zum Derby in Epsom.

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals.Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him.He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.