Mr. Justice Raffles

by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

"Mr. Justice Raffles" by E. W. Hornung is a novel published in 1909. It features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in his fourth and final adventure. This darker, full-length novel finds a cynical Raffles confronting Dan Levy, an unscrupulous moneylender who preys on wealthy young men through predatory loans. When Raffles takes it upon himself to teach Levy a lesson, he and his companion Bunny Manders become entangled in a dangerous game of blackmail, burglary, and ultimately murder.