This work presents a thrilling detective fiction about a supercilious master investigator who battles an insane criminal. It features the most memorable of all Wallace's heroes, Mr. J. G. Reeder, and is a gripping page-turner not to be missed by lovers of detective fiction.

Mr. J. G. Reeder Series is a collection of novels and short stories about a former police officer working for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The stories have been adapted for film, television and radio. Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) was an English writer. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace's work. Table of Contents: - Room 13 - The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder - Terror Keep - Red Aces - Kennedy the Con Man - The Case of Joe...

The Four Just Men is a detective thriller. The eponymous "Just Men" appear in several sequels. The four Just Men of the original novel are George Manfred, Leon Gonsalez, and Raymond Poiccart, who recruit a fourth, Thery, in their campaign to punish wrong-doers who are beyond the reach of the law. In later books, Wallace develops their backstory. Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of...

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace's work. Excerpt: "He waited suggestively, but Lew Pheeney shook his head. "I'm not telling. The story would give away a man who's not a good fellow, and not one I admire; but I can't let my personal feelings get the better of me, and you'll have to go on guessing. And I'm not lying, I'll tell you how it happened." He gulped down a cup of hot...

Four Square Jane is a one of the best known thriller novels by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Jane is a kind of an anti-heroine. She is an extremely clever thief and she always marks the scenes of her crimes with a square sticker with the letter "J". However, Jane also has a strong sense of justice. Excerpt: "The girl had been housed in the servants' wing, but fortunately in a room isolated from all the others. Mr Lewinstein made several trips upstairs during the course of the evening, saw through the open door the doctor sitting by the side of the bed, and was content. His guests retired...

Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) was an English writer. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace's work. Table of Contents: - Smithy (1905) - Army Reform Opinions of Private Smith (1906) - Smithy Aboard (1909) - Smithy and the Hun (1915) - Nobby or Smithy's Friend Nobby (1916) - Smithy, Nobby & Co. (1904 - 1918) - The New Officer - The Clairvoyant - The Photographer - Bertie - Erudition - Nobby's Part - The Chef - The New Rules - Employing...

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, Drehbuchautor, Regisseur, Journalist und Dramatiker. Wallace gehört zu den erfolgreichsten englischsprachigen Kriminalschriftstellern. Die Romane von Edgar Wallace wurden in vierundvierzig Sprachen übersetzt. Aus dem Buch: "Erst vor wenigen Monaten war er als abgerissener Abenteurer nach London gekommen und hatte kein anderes Besitztum gehabt als die Kleider, die er auf dem Leib trug. Er hatte wirklich Ursache, sich zu freuen. Denn plötzlich war er in die feinste Gesellschaft eingeführt worden und hatte einflußreiche Leute...

Edgar Wallace enjoyed writing science fiction. "Planetoid 127", first published in 1929 but reprinted as late 1962, is a short story about an Earth scientist who communicates via wireless with his counterpart on a duplicate Earth orbiting unseen because it is on the opposite side of the Sun. The idea of a mirror Earth or mirror Universe later became a standard subgenre within science fiction. The story also bears similarities to Rudyard Kipling's hard science fiction story "Wireless". Wallace's other science fiction works include "The Green Rust", a story of bio-terrorists who threaten to...

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace's work. Table of Contents: - The Secret of the Moat Farm (1924) - The Murder on Yarmouth Sands (1924) - The Great Bank of England Frauds (1924) - The Trial of the Seddons (1924) - Herbert Armstrong - Poisoner (1924) - The Suburban Lothario (1928) - Excerpt: - "There is no more dangerous criminal than a small larcenist who has escaped the...

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, Drehbuchautor, Regisseur, Journalist und Dramatiker. Wallace gehört zu den erfolgreichsten englischsprachigen Kriminalschriftstellern. Wallace wurde unter dem Namen Richard Horatio Edgar als unehelicher Sohn eines Schauspielerpaares geboren und unmittelbar nach seiner Geburt von einem Londoner Fischhändler adoptiert. Er wuchs in ärmlichen Verhältnissen auf und hatte keine abgeschlossene Schulausbildung. Dennoch arbeitete er sich im Burenkrieg bis zum Kriegsberichterstatter in Südafrika hoch. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach London...