1917 novel by Edgar Wallace
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| Author | Edgar Wallace |
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| Language | English |
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| Genre | crime fiction |
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| Publisher | Small, Maynard & Company |
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Publication date | 1917 |
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| Media type | Print |
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Kate Plus Ten is a 1917 British crime novel written by Edgar Wallace.[1] In 1938, it was made into a film Kate Plus Ten.[2] It was adapted for the film The Trygon Factor starring Stewart Granger.[3]
Plot
"What an enigma Kate Is!"
Attempts to capture eighteen-year-old criminal mastermind Kate Wasthanger, a colonel's niece and the strategist behind several increasingly successful swindles. These include stealing a complete and valuable railway goods train. "Each one is bigger than the last – but never once have we traced the crime to her door."[4][5]
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