The Four Just Men

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The Four Just Men

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en

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Four masked vigilantes, known as The Four Just Men, vow to assassinate a British government minister who intends to pass a bill that will doom a revolutionary leader. When the minister is killed under mysterious circumstances, the police launch a desperate investigation to identify the killers and prevent a similar fate for the minister's successor.

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In the late summer of a famine year, four distinct criminals—Leon Gonsalez, Poiccart, George Manfred, and Thery—convene in Cadiz. Though outcasts, they adhere to a strict code: they kill only to punish injustice that the law cannot reach. Their target is Sir Philip Ramon, an English government minister about to introduce a bill that would effectively execute the revolutionary leader Manuel Garcia in England. The Four vow to kill the minister unless he withdraws the bill. Upon returning to London, Ramon receives threatening letters and a reward offer from the government. Despite heavy police protection, he is found dead in his study at Downing Street. The official verdict is wilful murder by an unknown party, but the method remains a mystery. Police discover that Ramon's telephone was destroyed by high-voltage electricity, yet the wiring suggests a clumsy execution. Thery, the group's technical expert, is suspected of bungling the job, leading to his death as a scapegoat. The narrative follows the police investigation led by Superintendent Falmouth and the Commissioner. They examine the scene, question witnesses, and analyze strange details, such as dead sparrows on the windowsill and the warped telephone. The story explores the tension between the state's authority and the vigilantes' self-appointed justice. The Four leave a final message claiming the death was an accident caused by Thery's error, scattering across Europe to evade capture. The investigation eventually uncovers that the minister was likely electrocuted, but the full truth of the Four's methods and the specific mechanics of their 'just' executions remains partially obscured. The novel concludes with the police having searched the minister's properties without finding the Four, leaving the mystery of their identity and ultimate fate unresolved for the reader.

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Categories

• Crime Fiction
• Thriller