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Can I read The Veiled Prophet on EtoBox?
The Veiled Prophet by Grant, Maxwell; Gibson, Walter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Veiled Prophet about?
THE VEILED PROPHET was originally published in the March 15, 1940 issue of The Shadow Magazine. Who lies behind the silver veil of Mokanna, the Veiled Prophet? It will take the full might of The Shadow to defeat the deadly power of this sinister oracle.В Here's a pretty good Shadow story from early 1940. With a little effort on the part of author Walter Gibson, it could have been better. But as it stands, it is a respectable effort that is an enjoyable romp with The Shadow. It's got some nice action scenes, a decent mystery and a masked villain. A weakness of this story is that the villain isn't used enough. The idea of the silver veil that covers Mokanna's visage could have been a real selling point in the story, but is unfortunately downplayed. Another weakness is that there are a few minor threads left hanging at the end of the tale. Nothing major, but a few annoying details are unexplained. But even at that, it's a story that's worth reading.В As our story opens, Ralph Jorcott is about to commit a burglary. He breaks into the home of Hadley Farnum and opens the safe. He has the combination to the safe, but how he got it from his boss, The Veiled Prophet, is never explained. Tha
Who reads The Veiled Prophet?
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
- 1940
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Adventure Stories & Action