The Flying Fifty-Five (Annotated)

Edgar Wallace's *The Flying Fifty-Five* is a brisk crime thriller in which speed, secrecy, and criminal ingenuity generate an atmosphere of continual pursuit. Its title evokes the glamour and danger of modern transport, while the narrative moves through a recognizably Wallacean world of concealed identities, illicit schemes, endangered reputations, and investigators attempting to impose order upon...