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The Book of Death by Grant, Maxwell; Gibson, Walter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Book of Death about?
THE BOOK OF DEATH was originally published in the January 15, 1942 issue of The Shadow Magazine. The magazine cover for this story is probably one of the most well-known of all the Shadow covers. It features a large book with a dagger sticking into it. The book is held by The Shadow. On the other side of the book stands a skeleton in a shroud, pointing at an entry in the book. If you've seen the cover, you've probably wondered what the story was about. You're about to find out! The book of death is a large thick volume bound in vellum. It's not a novel. It's a book of facts. It is a complete record of how the principal millionaires in America aquired their fortunes. It includes all their tricks, their swindles, and their misdeeds. The book tells all, and would make a great source for blackmail. The book was originally compiled by Alexander Munston, a man worth half-a-billion dollars before his untimely demise. Now that he's dead, the book has come into the hands of Asaph Darwick who was Munston's financial advisor. Darwick has decided to use the book for a lofty purpose: to make restitution to the victims who were swindled so that rich men could become richer. Asaph Darwick first v
Who reads The Book of Death?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Grant, Maxwell; Gibson, Walter
- Publisher
- Street & Smith
- Published
- 1941
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Mystery, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.91 / 5 (29 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13