The Avenger – E Phillips Oppenheim – 1920

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A mystery story with a profusion of ingredients ranging from political intrigue to private revenge. The book differs from other of Mr. Oppenheim’s stories in that the man who takes life, the avenger, is a most reputable citizen of London who can’t understand: if on the battlefield one is held blameless while taking brave men’s lives a man, then a man who rids society of lives that breed corruption should be condemned? He has the courage of his conviction and begins rlds the world of crime.

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