The Green Rust by Edgar Wallace

Name: The Green Rust
Author: Edgar Wallace

The novel follows the story of a mysterious green rust that is slowly destroying the world’s crops and threatening to cause a global famine. The rust is believed to be the work of a secret society, and a group of scientists and detectives are sent to investigate. The team soon discovers that the rust is the result of a sinister plot by a powerful industrialist, who is using the rust to gain control of the world’s food supply. With the help of a brave young woman, the team must race against time to stop the industrialist’s plan and save the world from disaster. The Green Rust is a thrilling mystery novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

By Edgar Wallace · First published 1919 · Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction · 32 chapters

Chapter 1: The Passing of John Millinborn
Chapter 2: The Drunken Mr. Beale
Chapter 3: Punsonby's Discharges an Employee
Chapter 4: The Letters That Were Not There
Chapter 5: The Man With the Big Head
Chapter 6: Mr. Scobbs of Red Horse Valley
Chapter 7: Plain Words from Mr. Beale
Chapter 8: The Crime of the Grand Alliance
Chapter 9: A Crime Against the World
Chapter 10: A Fruitless Search
Chapter 11: The House Near Staines
Chapter 12: Introducing Parson Homo
Chapter 13: At Deans Folly
Chapter 14: Mr. Beale Suggests Marriage
Chapter 15: The Good Herr Stardt
Chapter 16: The Pawn Ticket
Chapter 17: The Jew of Cracow
Chapter 18: Bridgers Breaks Loose
Chapter 19: Oliva is Willing
Chapter 20: The Marriage
Chapter 21: Beale Sees White
Chapter 22: Hilda Glaum Leads the Way
Chapter 23: At the Doctor's Flat
Chapter 24: The Green Rust Factory
Chapter 25: The Last Man at the Bench
Chapter 26: The Secret of the Green Rust
Chapter 27: A Scheme to Starve the World
Chapter 28: The Coming of Dr. Milsom
Chapter 29: The Lost Code
Chapter 30: The Watch
Chapter 31: A Corn Chandler's Bill
Chapter 32: The End of Van Heerden

The Green Rust by Edgar Wallace

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