The Nine Bears is a 1910 British thriller novel by Edgar Wallace.

It was originally written in serial form before being published as a novel.

[1] After signing a contract with American firm Dodd Mead, Wallace provided them with what effectively an extended version of this story with the villain's name changed to Poltavo, which was published by them as The Other Man.

A group of shady financiers led by a man named Silinksi make a fortune on the stock market by anticipating the likelihood of disasters which they are orchestrating themselves.

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