The Three Just Men

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The Three Just Men
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Author Edgar Wallace
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
Publication date
1925
Media typePrint
Preceded by The Law of the Four Just Men  
Followed by Again the Three  

The Three Just Men is a 1925 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. [1] It is a part of a series of novels, sequels to The Four Just Men , featuring a group of vigilantes committed to fighting crime and wrongdoers by any means.

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References

  1. The BFI Companion to Crime p.342

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