The Strange Countess is an adventure novel by Edgar Wallace. It follows Lois Reddle, a young woman who takes a position as resident secretary to the Countess of Moron. The story offers mystery and suspense in Wallace's characteristic style.
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Opening of the book
The Strange Countess BY EDGAR WALLACE BOSTON SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY PUBLISHERS [COPYRIGHT] CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ, 1926 By SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) [DEDICATION] To D. C. THOMSON WITH THE AUTHOR’S HAPPIEST MEMORIES OF A LONG BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-five CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR CHAPTER THIRTY-five CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX