Edgar Wallaceâs 1931 novel âThe Devil Manâ is the mysterious and thrilling story of Charles Pearce, an small, unnerving, musician, gifted but terribly boastful. Pearce is physically repulsive, tiny in stature, but a Samson in strength. Woman canât resist him, but they donât know the real Pearce. He is also a burglar. And a murderer. There is a baffling mystery that someone urgently needs to solve... Full of dispense, action and amusing characters, âThe Devil Manâ constitutes a veritable page-turner that fans of crime fiction wonât want to miss. Interesting novelized biography of Charles Pearce, an infamous 19th century British burglar.