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Edgar Wallace
Full Series List in Order
Educated Evans
2 - More Educated Evans ()3 - Good Evans ()
J.G. Reeder
Room 13 ()J.G. Reeder Returns (Jun-2004)
Red Aces (Mar-2009)
Lieutenant Bones
1 - Bones ()3 - Bones In London ()
Book List in Order: 121 titles
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Again The Ringer
- 1929
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Excerpt from Again the Ringer
Nevertheless, an unsympathetic magistrate convicted, despite the conď¬,ict of medical evidence. Miska Guild went to the Sessions with the best advocates that money could buy and had the conviction quashed.
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The Square Emerald
- 1955
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875 â€" 1932) was an English writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at 12. Joining the army at 21, he was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and The Daily...
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The Four Just Men
- 1956
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Edgar Wallace was a British author who is best known for creating King Kong. Wallace was a very prolific writer despite his sudden death at age 56. In total Wallace is credited with over 170 novels, almost 1,000 short stories, and 18 stag...
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Clue of the Silver Key
- 1956
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This thrilling murder mystery features some veritable characters: inventor and heir-at-law Dick Allenby, and banker and speculator Leo Moran. Add Dornford, Hennessey and the actress Mary Lane, and Washington Wirth who gives parties and loves flattery...
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The Ringer
- 1957
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The Assistant Commissioner of Police pressed a bell on his table, and, tothe messenger who entered the room a few seconds after: Ask InspectorWembury if he will be good enough to see me, he said.The Commissioner put away into a folder the document he...
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The Angel of Terror
- 1957
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The Angel of Terror is a classic tale written by Edgar Wallace and published in 1922. Jack Glover of Rennet, Glover and Simpson does not believe his cousin Meredith killed Bulford. Meredith's father was an eccentric and unless Meredith is married by ...
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The Feathered Serpent
- 1958
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Miss Ella Creed had been knocked out by thieves outside her home and her jewels were taken. She seemed to care little about them - they were just a very clever imitation after all - but when she discovered a card tied round her neck she was terrifie...
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The Crimson Circle
- 1959
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When James Beardmore receives a letter demanding 100,000 he refuses to pay - even though it is his last warning. It is his son Jack who finds him dead. Can the amazing powers of Derrick Yale, combined with the methodical patience of Inspector Parr, d...
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The Yellow Snake
- 1959
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This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of cri...
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The Traitor's Gate
- 1959
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Hope Joyner, ward of a Mr Hallet whom she has never met, is in love with Sir Richard Hallowell. Diana Montague, who was once engaged to Sir Richard, now keeps very dubious company - Sir Richard's brother Graham for one. He has just been released from...
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The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder
- 1959
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'I see wrong in everything,' said Mr Reeder, 'I have the mind of a criminal.'At first glance J G Reeder is an ordinary, slightly shabby little man with red hair, weak eyes, whiskers, square-toed boots and a chest protector cravat. However, working fo...
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The Avenger
- Jan-1970
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Francis Elmer has vanished, and all that is found is a typed note signed 'The Head Hunter'. Elmer's niece Adele Leamington is an extra at the Knebworth Film Corporation. The actress Stella Mendoza keeps the whole set waiting to shoot, in the best Hol...
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The Murder Book of J. G. Reeder
- Jun-1983
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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Man Who Knew
- Dec-1985
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A youth is lying dead in Gray Square, Bloomsbury. Constable Wiseman is at the scene, as is the handsome Frank Merril, nephew of rich John Martin. Also there is May Nuttall, whose father was the best friend Martin ever had. A small, shabby man in an i...
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The Mouthpiece
- Jun-1997
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The novel of Edgar Wallace's famous play told by Robert Curtis in story form with all the dramatic excitement and suspense. In the shady setting of a solicitor's office on the East End waterfront a plan is evolved â€" all quite legal to get hold of a...
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The Green Rust
- Sep-1999
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Dr. van Heerden had conceived as his life's ambition the punishment of the Allied Powers for their victory over Germany by destroying simultaneously all their wheat harvest by means of a poison, of which he alone had the secret, called the Green Rust...
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The Fourth Plague
- Feb-2000
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On the Terzo de Citta stands the Palazzo Festini in gloomy, dilapidated magnificence. Here in grandeur dwell the Festinis, a family not afraid to resurrect feuds first begun in the Middle Ages. This is a tale of the Red-Hand, a criminal organization ...
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J.G. Reeder Returns
- Jun-2004
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When Larry O'Ryan decides to become a burglar he attends night school to study ballistics, then secures a job at a safe-maker's. After three successful robberies Larry is caught by Mr J G Reeder. An unlikely friendship develops and on Saturdays they ...
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Terror Keep
- Apr-2005
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1929. Edgar Wallace established his reputation as a writer of detective thrillers, a genre in which he wrote more than 170 books, with the publication of The Four Just Men. Chapter I begins: There were two subjects which irritated the mind of Margare...
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Angel Esquire
- Sep-2007
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875-February 10, 1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his no...
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The Hand of Power
- Jan-2008
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Dr Joshua Laffin wants Betty Carew, whose childhood he tortured with fear, to advertise a desk for sale. For four hours each day she is to sit at it pretending to write, in a shop window laid out like a study. While she acts this role she is told to ...
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The Council Of Justice, And The Ghost Walker
- Feb-2008
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Edgar Wallace was born in Yarmouth, Greenwich, Norfolk. His b...
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The Duke In The Suburbs
- Feb-2008
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Edgar Wallace was born in Yarmouth, Greenwich, Norfolk. His b...
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The Keepers Of The King's Peace
- Feb-2008
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Edgar Wallace was a late 19th and early 20th century war correspondent, but he's best known today for his mystery novels, especially the J.G. Reeder series....
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Mr Justice Maxell
- Feb-2008
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When Cartwright and Maxell visit the theatre in Tangiers, Cartwright boldly liberates the Irish singer Miss O'Grady from her infamous surroundings, so angering the theatre owner's son and the Spaniard Jose Ferreria. Then the news from El Mograb is go...
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The Valley Of Ghosts
- Feb-2008
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Edgar Wallace was born in Yarmouth, Greenwich, Norfolk. His b...
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The Curse of the Yellow Snake
- Apr-2008
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Fing-Su is a graduate of Oxford and head of the dread Society of the Joyful Hands, which he leads in his quest to dominate the world. The name "Yellow Snake" was bestowed on him by his opponent, Clifford Lynne. A bit more practical than Fu Manchu, Fi...
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The Complete Four Just Men
- Jun-2008
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Justice-without jury, without appeal and without mercy
These are stories of the Four Just Men, Edgar Wallace's famous characters known to the wider public principally as a result of the early television series of the same name. The source mate... -
The Casebooks Of Mr J. G. Reeder
- Aug-2008
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Edgar Wallace's famous-though inconspicuous detective
This is the first volume of the complete collected stories featuring Mr. J G Reeder of the Department of Public Prosecutions. Edgar Wallace's sleuth-whose territory is the London of the 19... -
Jack O' Judgment
- Aug-2008
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Considered one of Wallace’s best and most exciting thrillers, "Jack O’ Judgement" tells the story of a masked vigilante. "Jack" becomes the nemesis of the Boundary gang, a villainous group led by the dastardly Colonel Dan Boundary...
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Works of Edgar Wallace
- Oct-2010
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This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Ĺ'uvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 5089 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: - The Clue of the Twisted Candle - The Angel of Terror -...
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Mr. Reeder Returns
- Jan-2011
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AKA Mr J.G. Reeder Returns On the surface, J,G. Reeder is a shabby little police officer with red hair and weak eyes, but underneath his timid appearance lies a razor-sharp mind and the ability to think like a criminal. Here are two thrilling ep...
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The Mystery Of The Frightened Lady
- Jan-2011
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
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The Sinister Man
- Jan-2011
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
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Elk of the Yard
- Jun-2011
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The criminal cases of Inspector Elk-six novels in three volumes
There was a time, nostalgically familiar from the black and white British movies made from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, when the detectives of the C. I. D, the men from Scotla... -
Goals of Fate
- Sep-2011
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Peril Press presents: Everybody’s, February 1929 Commissioner Sanders KEEPERS OF THE TREASURE by Edgar Wallace A Yarn From the Ends of Empire 3700 Words Short Stories, April 10 1926 GOALS OF FATE by Edgar Wallace Author of “The Sweet Singer,â€...
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The Treasure of Mr. Reeder
- Sep-2011
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THE TREASURE OF MR. REEDERby Edgar Wallace - 1929The criminal mind may harbor many darkly sinister illusions.But the astounding Reeder understood it from A to Izzard.We have often wondered whether it was Edgar Wallace’s youthful training as a Speci...
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Sergeant Sir Peter
- Oct-2011
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals. He is most famous today as the co-creator of ...
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The Melody of Death
- Feb-2012
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Fearing that he may be suffering from cancer, Gilbert Standerton asks the doctor to deliver the bad news in an unusual way. In the meantime, he desperately searches for a way of providing for his bride after his death-including crime....
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Sanders of the River
- Feb-2012
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British Commissioner Sanders rules the West African territories in the manner of a strict father, watching over his subjects with a combination of force and indulgence. When Sanders takes a period of leave, his kingdom falls into disarray, until orde...
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The Girl From The Ether
- May-2012
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Argosy All-Story, February 17 1923THE GIRL FROM THE ETHERby Edgar WallaceLove in the Time of Wireless. A wireless operator aboard a ship scans the ether for signs of the girl he loves. 4500 WordsAnd as a BONUS the poem that finished the story's final...
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The Angel Of Terror - The Original Classic Edition
- Oct-2012
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Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Angel Of Terror.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Edgar Wallace, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this cla...
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Circumstantial Evidence and Other Stories
- Oct-2012
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals. He is most famous today as the co-creator of ...
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The Daffodil Mystery - The Original Classic Edition
- Oct-2012
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Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Daffodil Mystery.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Edgar Wallace, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this cl...
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Elegant Edward
- Apr-2013
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This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Elegant Edward' is a collection of short stories that feature the escapades of a crook and his attempts to comm...
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The Flying Fifty-Five
- Apr-2013
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This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Flying Fifty-Five' is a novel set in the horse racing community and follows the ups and downs of tu...
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The Woman from the East - And Other Stories
- Apr-2013
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This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Woman From the East - And Other Stories' is a collection of short stories that include 'The Chopham Affair'...
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The Education of King Peter
- Oct-2013
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PERIL PRESS presents: Munsey’s, May 1910 THE EDUCATION OF KING PETER by Edgar Wallace Illustrations by Arthur G. Dove 5000 Words A 1910 adventure in deepest darkest Africa. This edition includes a total of 10 images....
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Eve's Island
- Oct-2013
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Eve's Island by Edgar Wallace. Edgar Wallace (1875â€"1932) was an English writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Joining the army at 21, he was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and The Daily Mail.A lonely...
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Again the Three Just Men
- May-2014
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Ten thrilling tales from the secret files of the world’s most famous vigilantes An honest workingman tries to intimidate his wife’s blackmailer and winds up in prison. Only the organization known as the Four Just Men can save him -- by taking...
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The Green Archer
- Sep-2014
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875 â€" 1932) was an English writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at 12. Joining the army at 21, he was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and The Daily...
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The Smithy Stories
- Sep-2014
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Edgar Wallace's humorous tales of British Army life
Most readers are familiar with Rudyard Kipling's 'Soldiers Three' stories, and the delightful and enduring tales of Queen Victoria's 'hard bargains' have come to epitomise the character of t... -
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Planetoid 127
- Jul-2015
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A young man finds that his old science teacher and benefactor, Professor Colson, is in contact with another world. The information the Professor is receiving has made him rich, but has also made him a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to discov...
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
- Sep-2015
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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English writer. Wallace wrote more than 170 books, which have been translated into 28 languages and sales of which have exceeded 50 million copies. Over 160 films have been made from his books - more than any othe...
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The Educated Evans Stories: 'Educated Evans, ' 'More Educated Evans, ' 'Good Evans' and 'a Present for Evans'
- Nov-2015
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Meet Educated Evans and 'The Miller' in the shady side of London between the World Wars
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The Guv'nor
- Nov-2015
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The Guv'nor by Edgar Wallace Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.or...
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The Terror
- Feb-2016
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The sensational novel which launched Collins’ Detective Story Club in 1929 was by Edgar Wallace, who wrote more crime stories in the 1920s, and more films, than any other author. This new edition of The Terror, with its original jacket artwork, als...
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Lieutenant Bones
- Feb-2018
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It is a time when the major world powers are vying for colonial honors, a time of juju, witch doctors, and an uneasy peace with Bosambo, the impressive chief of the Ochori. When Commissioner Sanders goes on leave, the trusty Lieutenant Hamilton takes...
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The Gunner
- Sep-2019
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For many, Haynes, known as “Gunner”, is not an outlaw but a gentleman of unorthodox methods. For Scotland Yard, he is one of the most skilled thieves in the world. The Gunner and Luke Maddison belong to completely different worlds; Luke is a resp...
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The Clue of the Twisted Candle - The Original Classic Edition
- May-2021
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This thriller by Edgar Wallace is a perfect example of the Edwardian eras suspense novels which were the most popular form of fiction after the pulp romances of that time. It depends upon twists and turns and unexpected surprises and keeps the reader...
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The Admirable Carfew
Gregory Carfew is 'an unparalleled master of descriptive'. Felix Carfew 'writes a vile hand'. There is a new boy on the desk at The Megaphone and it is Felix who is handed the envelope. Finding himself on Ambassador Greishen's special train, then on ...
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Again Sanders
Again Sanders by Edgar Wallace The situation appears calm in the colonial area of the Sanders. But dark clouds are gathering on the horizon and the Captain Hamilton and the inexperienced Lieutenant Bones need to pass some exciting adventure before yo...
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Black Grippe
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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The Black
Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a ...
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Bones
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Edgar Wallace was born in Yarmouth, Greenwich, Norfolk. His b...
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Bones In London
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Edgar Wallace was born in Yarmouth, Greenwich, Norfolk. His b...
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The Book Of All Power
Best remembered for penning the screenplay for the classic film King Kong, author Edgar Wallace was an astoundingly popular luminary in the action-adventure genre in the early twentieth century. The Book of All-Power is a story packed with intrigue, ...
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Bosambo of the River
Another exciting title in the Sanders of the River adventure series, featuring Commissioner Sanders. Many years ago the Monrovian Government sent one Bosambo, a native of the Kroo coast and consequently a thief, to penal servitude for the term of his...
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The Clue of the New Pin
Jesse Trasmere is a miser with a deep distrust of the bank. He has made a fortune in China, but keeps it hoarded in his prison-like house. Although his nephew, Rex Lander, receives a generous allowance from his uncle, it is not enough for his extrava...
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The Clue of the Twisted Candle
The Clue of the Twisted Candle Another locked-room mystery by British master storyteller Edgar Wallace. In this tale, John Lexman, a renown mystery writer, is imprisoned on charges of murder. T.X. Meredith, his friend employed by Scotland Yard, tries...
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Daffodil Mystery
Detective Classics presents you The Daffodil Mystery in a fantastic ebook edition. When Mr. Thomas Lyne, poet, poseur. and owner of Lyne's Emporium insults a cashier, Odette Rider, she resigns. Having summoned detective Jack Tarling to investig...
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The Daffodil Murder
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
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Dark Eyes of London
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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The Daughters of the Night
Jim Bartholomew is a young manager of a branch of the South Devon Farmers' Bank with a love of hunting, horses and a dislike of routine. What does he have in common with Margot, the beautiful Mrs Markham and a handsome American? And what do the Daugh...
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Day of Uniting
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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Fellowship of the Frog
An elusive gang leader and his minions frighten London and frustrate Scotland Yard in this classic crime thriller.The secret organization whose members were known only as “the Frogs” was the subject of rumors and jokes -- until serious crimes beg...
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The Flying Squad
The creek between the canal and the river flows under Lady's Stairs, a crazy wooden house inhabited by Li Yoseph - known to the police as a smuggler. The neighbourhood suspects he is rich, and knows he is mad. Mark McGill and the nervous Tiser arrive...
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The Forger
Forged notes have started to appear everywhere. Mr Cheyne Wells of Harley Street has been given one. So has Porter. Peter Clifton is rich, but no one is quite certain how he acquired his money - not even his new wife, the beautiful Jane Leith. One ni...
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Four Square Jane
Who is Four Square Jane? Although her true identity remains hidden until the end of the story, one thing is for sure: she is one of the most daring and successful crooks from the pen of Edgar Wallace. Her resourcefulness knows no bounds as she employ...
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The Ghost Of Down Hill
Edgar Wallace was a hugely successful author who over the course of his career produced some 173 books and seventeen plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism wit...
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Good Evans
This continues the life of Evans, Edgar Wallace's Cockney tipster and 'the wizard of Camden Town'. Follow the loves, predictions and calamities of this likeable hero of the Turf in the seventeen tales of this book. It is not only race-lovers who will...
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Iron Grip
Jack Bryce is an ordinary, well-educated man. He has no experience of criminals or the criminal mind. No longer in the army, he is having problems securing new employment. Visiting a lawyer, an old friend of his father, it looks as if he will be reje...
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The Just Men of Cordova
Edgar Wallace was a British author who is best known for creating King Kong. Wallace was a very prolific writer despite his sudden death at age 56. In total Wallace is credited with over 170 novels, almost 1,000 short stories, and 18 stag...
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The Law Of The Four Just Men
Edgar Wallace was a British author who is best known for creating King Kong. Wallace was a very prolific writer despite his sudden death at age 56. In total Wallace is credited with over 170 novels, almost 1,000 short stories, and 18 stag...
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More Educated Evans
The further escapades of the incorrigible Evans, Edgar Wallace's Cockney hero of the Turf feature in these twelve tales. There are bets, bookmakers, horses, tip-offs, winners, journalists and women. There is banter, humour and much fun to be had alon...
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The People Of The River
The book is a collection of short stories in the “Sanders of the River” series about individuals and their interactions with Commissioner Sanders, the British authority figure....
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Room 13
Recently released from prison, John Gray visits his old friend Peter Kane. Although it is the day of his daughter's wedding, Kane agrees to an audience with Emanuel Legg, the criminal and cop-killer with whom he has some business. Gray wanders into t...
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Sandi, The King-Maker
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Edgar Wallace was born in Yarmouth, Greenwich, Norfolk. His b...
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The Secret House
What if the head honcho of one of the country's most lurid gossip rags was suspected of running a very lucrative sideline in extortion of the wealthy and powerful? That's exactly what appears to be the case in The Secret House, a satisfyingly complex...
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Tam O' The Scoots
Edgar Wallace was a late 19th and early 20th century war correspondent, but he's best known today for his mystery novels, especially the J.G. Reeder series....
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When the Gangs Came to London
Tough, ruthless gangsters from Chicago descend on London and for two weeks their violent campaign of murder and intimidation holds the city in a crushing grip of fear. Scotland Yard has never seen such an onslaught. When a lull ensues, Captain Jiggs ...
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Writ in Barracks
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
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The Lone House Mystery
The dead man was rich. In life he lived in a lonely house by a river. In the earth outside it is the imprint of a bare foot. His secretary, with whom he was having an affair, is locked in a room. The key is in the dead man's pocket. Superintendent Mi...
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The Man Who Bought London
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Edgar Wallace was born in Yarmouth, Greenwich, Norfolk. His b...
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The Man Who Was Nobody
Bearing a letter from her employer, Marjorie Stedman, confidential secretary and niece of Solomon Stedman, enters the drawing room of Alma Trebizond, actress and wife of Sir James Tynewood. Tynewood is unpleasantly drunk. When a second delivery is re...
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The Three Just Men
If you like a villain to be a proper villain then Oberzhon is the genuine article. What a villain! What an adventure! There are crimes for which no punishment is adequate, offences that the written law cannot efface. When conventional justice fails T...
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The Three Oak Mystery
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
