Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) is an English writer, playwright, screenwriter, and journalist. A contemporary of Arthur Conan Doyle, who surpassed his creator of the very “Sherlock Holmes” in popularity in his time. Edgar Wallace is one of the best-known English authors of the detective genre.
Early 20th-century England. Over the past five years, the country has witnessed a series of the most incredible crimes. Scotland Yard investigators are worn out trying to get on the trail of elusive “frogs”—a strictly secret organization whose members wear body tattoos in the form of harmless amphibians. Everyone who has had even the slightest contact with their secret dealings is found dead.
Detective Dick Gordon begins, step by step, to unravel the tangle of mysterious crimes…
The novel is written in the meticulous manner characteristic of English authors: a detailed study of motives and methods of solving crimes.