THE NOVELS OF EDGAR WALLACE The _Daily Mail_ says: “It is impossible not to be thrilled by Edgar Wallace. Mr. Wallace has, in an exceptional degree, the capacity to keep his readers on tenter-hooks. His plots are always clever; his resources of imagination unrivalled.” CAPTAINS OF SOULS THE MISSING MILLION ROOM 13 THE FACE IN THE NIGHT A KING BY NIGHT THE MAN FROM MOROCCO THE AVENGER _Other new long representative novels by_ _Edgar Wallace will appear through the House_ _of_ JOHN LONG, LTD. LONDON THE AVENGER By EDGAR WALLACE [Illustration] TENTH EDITION London John Long, Limited 12, 13 & 14 Norris Street, Haymarket [_All Rights Reserved_] Made and Printed in Great Britain Copyright, 1926, by John Long, Limited All Rights Reserved CONTENTS I. THE HEAD-HUNTER II. MR. SAMPSON LONGVALE CALLS III. THE NIECE IV. THE LEADING LADY V. MR. LAWLEY FOSS VI. THE MASTER OF GRIFF VII. THE SWORDS AND BHAG VIII. BHAG IX. THE ANCESTOR X. THE OPEN WINDOW XI. THE MARK ON THE WINDOW XII. A CRY FROM A TOWER XIII. THE TRAP THAT FAILED XIV. MENDOZA MAKES A FIGHT XV. TWO FROM THE YARD XVI. THE BROWN MAN FROM NOWHERE XVII. MR. FOSS MAKES A SUGGESTION XVIII. THE FACE IN THE PICTURE XIX. THE MIDNIGHT VISIT XX. A NARROW ESCAPE XXI. THE ERASURE XXII. THE HEAD XXIII. CLUES AT THE TOWER XXIV. THE MARKS OF THE BEAST XXV. THE MAN IN THE CAR XXVI. THE HAND XXVII. THE CAVES XXVIII. THE TOWER XXIX. BHAG’S RETURN XXX. THE ADVERTISEMENT XXXI. JOHN PERCIVAL LIGGITT XXXII. GREGORY’S WAY XXXIII. THE TRAP THAT FAILED XXXIV. THE SEARCH XXXV. WHAT HAPPENED TO ADELE XXXVI. THE ESCAPE XXXVII. AT THE TOWER AGAIN XXXVIII. THE CAVERN OF BONES XXXIX. MICHAEL KNOWS FOR SURE XL. “THE WIDOW” XLI. THE DEATH XLII. CAMERA!