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Lingo by Grant, Maxwell; Gibson, Walter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Lingo about?

LINGO was published in the April 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine. So just who is this Lingo of the story's title? He's Lingo Queed, an opportunist who is poised to take over the reins of the underworld criminal empire. He is called "Lingo" because of his ability to handle various languages. Lingo can speak Greek, Italian and Chinese. And probably others that aren't mentioned. Currently, the head of all gangdom is Rook Hollister. But the underworld is in turmoil. Lately, his every efforts have been thwarted by forces of the law. Planned crimes are being broken up in the act; henchmen are either captured or killed by the police. And this continual failure of leadership has Rook Hollister's lieutenants preparing for a coup. Yes, Rook's on the way out. He's scheduled for "the bump." (Meaning, they are going to bump him off.) All of Rook Hollister's chieftains meet in secret at Kow Doy's shop "The Silver Dragon" in Chinatown. They plan an overthrow of their current leadership. Rook Hollister must die! But unbeknownst to the gangleaders, Rook has a spy in their midst. A spy who reports back to Rook, and warns him of the impending danger. Rook Hollister, kingpin of the underworld, de

Who reads Lingo?

Author

Grant, Maxwell; Gibson, Walter

Publisher

Street & Smith

Published

1935

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction