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The Crimson Circle
Chapters (45)
- Dedication 0:00
- Prologue 0:04
- I: The Initiation 2:16
- II: The Man Who Did Not Pay 9:01
- III: The Girl Who Was Indifferent 18:05
- IV: Mr. Felix Marl 25:05
- V: The Girl Who Ran 32:37
- VI: “Thalia Drummond Is a Crook” 37:20
- VII: The Stolen Idol 48:13
- VIII: The Charge 52:59
- IX: Thalia in the Police Court 57:00
- X: The Summons of the Crimson Circle 1:06:07
- XI: The Confession 1:12:48
- XII: The Pointed Boots 1:25:45
- XIII: Mr. Marl Squeezes a Little More 1:35:47
- XIV: Thalia Is Asked Out 1:43:22
- XV: Thalia Joins the Gang 1:52:38
- XVI: Mr. Marl Goes Out 2:07:21
- XVII: The Blower of Bubbles 2:19:36
- XVIII: “Flush” Barnet’s Story 2:30:20
- XIX: Thalia Accepts an Offer 2:36:56
- XX: The Key of River House 2:46:04
- XXI: River House 2:55:20
- XXII: The Messenger of the Circle 3:00:09
- XXIII: The Woman in the Cupboard 3:10:09
- XXIV: £10,000 Reward 3:16:57
- XXV: The Tenant of River House 3:25:27
- XXVI: The Bottle of Chloroform 3:37:09
- XXVII: Mr. Parr’s Mother 3:44:02
- XXVIII: A Shot in the Night 3:51:53
- XXIX: “The Red Circle” 3:59:35
- XXX: The Silencing of Froyant 4:07:42
- XXXI: Thalia Answers a Few Questions 4:24:54
- XXXII: A Trip to the Country 4:34:41
- XXXIII: The Posters 4:43:42
- XXXIV: Blackmailing a Government 4:56:42
- XXXV: Thalia Lunches with a Cabinet Minister 5:09:36
- XXXVI: The Circle Meets 5:22:39
- XXXVII: “I Will See You—If You Are Alive” 5:36:47
- XXXVIII: The Arrest of Thalia 5:43:32
- XXXIX: A Prison Diet 5:55:04
- XL: The Escape 6:06:02
- XLI: Who Is the Crimson Circle? 6:14:29
- XLII: Mother 6:27:39
- XLIII: The Story Continued 6:37:18
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Strange envelopes marked with a crimson circle have started to appear across London: a series of blackmailing letters, each directed at prominent figures in society and communicating the threat of punishment if the demands within aren’t met—a promise that has yielded fatal results for those who have ignored those instructions.
Despite their best efforts, the police haven’t been able to track down this shadowy cabal of criminals, leaving them without the means to put an end to the terror that has overtaken London and its citizens.
The lead investigator in the Crimson Circle case, Chief Inspector Parr, finds an unlikely partner in Derrick Yale, an enigmatic detective with a peculiar gift for deduction, after the Circle claims its latest victim: Mr. James Beardmore, found dead in his estate after failing to pay £100,000.
The search for the killer and any leads that could help bring the Crimson Circle to justice is further complicated by the appearance of Thalia Drummond, a charming young secretary who’s more than she seems …
Published in 1922, The Crimson Circle became one of Edgar Wallace’s best-known works, and was adapted for film no less than four times.