“A Face in the Dark” is a detective novel by the outstanding British writer and playwright Edgar Wallace (1875–1932). Rich man Malpas is found shot dead, after which the police find evidence of strange addictions and a criminal past of the murdered man associated with activities in South Africa. Wallace Edgar - popular detective author, prose writer, screenwriter, founder of the thriller genre. Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio - author of many works: “At Three Oaks”, “The Avenger”, “The Joker”, “The Feathered Snake”, “The Gate of Treason”, “The Counterfeiter” ", "Bandit", "Dusseldorf Assassin", "The Mystery of the Pin", "Green Shooter" and others.