| Notes | The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace is the book that inspired the locked-room movement. Four mysterious vigilantes send a threatening letter to the Foreign Secretary stating that he must rescind his Alien Extradition Bill or he will die at a set time on a set day. Originally published without a solution and offering a £500 reward to those able to explain the mysterious death of Sir Philip Ramon, The Four Just Men has continued to baffle generations of readers since.
The eponymous "Just Men" appear in several sequels. |
