A Colonel Menendez from Cuba fears his life is in danger after a bat wing was nailed to his door. He believes somebody is haunting him, so therefore hires Paul Harvey, private investigator and British Empire political consultant. Harley and his companion Knox go to Menendez's estate to investigate and get mixed up in a web of voodoo, magic and murder.
"Bat Wing" is a mystery novel stuffed with deep, dark secrets, vividly memorable characters, with an explicit tone of voodoo and the supernatural, all held together in an air of impending disaster. Private detective Paul Harley gets hired by Cuban Colonel Menendez to investigate a strange occurrence; apparently someone has left a bat wing nailed on his door. When Harley and his colleague Knox arrive at Colonel's estate they are in for an unpleasant surprise.
Bat Wing By Sax Rohmer Sax Rohmer is the creator of the famous Asian villain, Fu Manchu. This volume features two occult mysteries from the 1920s featuring investigator Paul Harvey, Rohmer's homage to Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Batwing follows a soldier carrying on the legacy of The Dark Knight in the most tumultuous region on Earth. Meet Batwing, the Batman of Africa, as he takes on the villainous Massacre! This volume collects issues 1-6 of Batwing, part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event.
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A Colonel Menendez from Cuba fears his life is in danger after a bat wing was nailed to his door. He believes somebody is haunting him, so therefore hires Paul Harvey, private investigator and British Empire political consultant. Harley and his companion Knox go to Menendez's estate to investigate and get mixed up in a web of voodoo, magic and murder.