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Wire Devils

(1918)
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Featuring the anti-hero, "The Hawk" - a gentleman jewel thief who outsmarts both the railway police and a nation-spanning conglomerate!

Considered by many to be the predecessor to many Clive Cussler protagonists, The Hawk completes serving a prison term and, upon release, immediately resumes his criminal career - he intercepts and decodes telegrams sent by felons via the railway communication system, allowing him to grab the loot before anyone else!

"The Wire Devils" boasts crisp, vivid scenes, fast-paced and coupled with exceptional insight into the criminal mind.


Genre: Mystery

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