Robert Wallace

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  • Bibliography:
    44 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1938
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Essington Holt

1 - To Catch a Forger (Sep-1989)
2 - An Axe to Grind (Jan-1990)

The Phantom Detective

Grim Shadow of Hate (Jan-2004)
Stones Of Satan (Mar-2007)
Fangs of Murder (May-2008)
Harvest of Death (Jun-2008)
The Black Ball of Death (Jul-2008)

Book List in Order: 44 titles

  • Tycoon of Crime

    A diabolical fiend uses the weapons of modern science to threaten humanity! Follow the Phantom as he embarks on one of the most exciting manhunts of his entire career -- and answers fire with fire! Ripped from the pages of "The Phantom Detective" mag...

  • House Dick - 6 Tales of Murder

    Peril Press Presents: HOUSE DICK6 Tales of Murder written under the House Pseudonym ofROBERT WALLACEPopular Detective , December 1944THE HANGING SHADOWby Robert WallaceJoe Casey, Taxi-man, takes time off from driving to do a bit of sleuthing and step...

  • Hawaii,

  • To Catch a Forger

    Essington Holt - 1

    A ne'er-do-well artist takes on an international forgery conspiracy in this first mystery by an Australian artist and novelist. Essington Holt, down on his luck in Sydney, is summoned to the French Riviera by his wealthy widowed aunt, Eloise Fabre. S...

  • An Axe to Grind

    Essington Holt - 2

    An exploratory trip to Entrevaux for Essington Holt turns into a pitched battle in this thriller which moves from the South of France to the Australian outback, to the canals of Venice. Holt's friend, Feathers, who comes to visit him, turns out to be...

  • Payday

  • The Phantom Detective: Murder City

  • The Phantom Detective: Empire of Terror

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  • Grim Shadow of Hate

    The Phantom Detective

    Robert Wallace's The Phantom Detective stars in "The Grim Shadow of Hate." The Phantom takes a perilous trail when evil killer snakes bare their ugly fangs and the Reaper registers at College for a sinister degree in mysterious, cold-blooded murder!...



  • Phantom Detective - 02/34

    DEATH'S DIARY
    by Robert Wallace

    White orchids spell death in this action-packed novel of the Phantom's perilous pursuit of a master criminal whose diabolical, gruesome crimes follow each other in a grim procession....

  • PHANTOM DETECTIVE - 03/36

    THE CIRCUS MURDERS by Robert Wallace An invisible hand of doom leads innocent victims to sudden slaughter -- while, under the shadow of the Big Top, a Crimson Clown laughs grimly at the Carnival of Carnage! Featuring the World's Greatest Sleuth.......

  • Stones Of Satan

    The Phantom Detective

    • The wings of death brush past the Phantom Detective as he pits brains and brawn against the sinister cunning of a diabolical criminal's fiendish brand of deviltry! From the March 1943 issue of The Phantom Detective magazine, here is the lead...

  • Phantom Detective - 09/35

    Master of the World by Robert Wallace
    The Phantom Detective struck fear into the criminal underworld for decades. A pulp hero character designed to compete against THE SHADOW, The Phantom Detective actually outlasted his more famous competitor. M...

  • Phantom Detective - 12/35

    THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE - destined to fight crime. Committed to righting the wrongs of petty and super criminals. Published for three decades, the Phantom Detective was a direct competitor to The Shadow. THE MURDER EMPIRE Unleashed by a sinister orient...

  • Fangs of Murder

    The Phantom Detective

    Mysterious doom hovers menacingly over the members of the Gargoyle Club! Follow the world's greatest sleuth as he pits brain and brawn against a vicious criminal! Ripped from the pages of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, here is the lead...

  • The Phantom Detective

    "Mysterious doom hovers menacingly over the members of the Gargoyle Club Follow the world's greatest sleuth as he pits brain and brawn against a vicious criminal Ripped from the pages of ""The Phantom Detective"" magazine, here is the lead novel fr...

  • Harvest of Death

    The Phantom Detective

    Ripped from the pages of the May, 1937 issue of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, here is the complete lead novel (including illustrations) -- HARVEST OF DEATH!

    Three men fall victim under the grim scythe of slaughter -- with never a word to utte...

  • The Black Ball of Death

    The Phantom Detective

    Ripped from the pages of the Fall, 1949 issue of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, here is the complete lead novel (including illustrations) -- The Black Ball of Death! Marked for murder, the Phantom tackles the puzzling “eight-ball” mystery -- ...

  • Notes of Doom

    Follow the Phantom on the breath-taking trail of a ghastly series of sinister crimes perpetrated by a supercriminal who holds promissory notes for the lives of his victims!Ripped from the pages of the June, 1935 issue of "The Phantom Detective" magaz...



  • The Dancing Doll Murders

    Ripped from the pages of the June, 1937 issue of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, here is the lead novel -- THE DANCING DOLL MURDERS!Wax manikins leer vicious death threats at the command of a diabolical dealer in murder who employs all his evil art...

  • The Phantom Detective, June 1935

    NOTES OF DOOM by Robert Wallace Follow the Phantom on the breath-taking trail of a ghastly series of sinister crimes perpetrated by a super-criminal who holds promissory notes for the lives of his victims....

  • The Phantom Detective, September 1934

    SPAWN OF DEATH by Robert Wallace

    Follow the Phantom on the perilous trail of murder in the wake of the dreaded Fer-de-Lance in this breath-taking novel of blood-curdling crimes perpetrated by a sinister band of fiendish killers!...

  • Phantom Detective, the - 12/34

    THE CRIME CASTLE by Robert Wallace Grim, ghastly death and blood-curdling terrors stalk the house of a hundred murders! Thrills, suspense and action in one of the most baffling cases ever tackled by the Phantom!...

  • The Phantom Detective in The Video Victims

    Ripped from the pages of the Spring, 1951 issue of ""The Phantom Detective Magazine,"" here is the lead novel -- The Video Victims -- complete with the original illustrations.

    The girl was scared and wouldn't talk -- but her fear told the world's...

  • Death Flight

    It's 1935. Ace daredevil pilot "Lucky" James is murdered moments after landing in New York following a record-breaking, nonstop solo flight from Egypt, it's up to Detective-Captain McCord to solve the case. A classic pulp novelet from the September,...

  • Empire of Terror

    The Phantom Detective, October 1936EMPIRE OF TERRORby Robert WallaceThe Phantom Detective was the 2nd Pulp Hero and went for 170 issues between 1933 and 1953. Richard Curtis Van Loan, wealth socialite and playboy, turned his focus to solving crimes a...

  • The Sinister Dr. Wong

    Popular Detective, June 1935The Sinister Dr. Wongby Robert WallaceAuthor of “Notes of Doom,” “The House of Murder,” etc.Dick Graham, Secret Service Ace, Plunges into a Seething Maelstrom of Oriental Terror! Menace and Magi...

  • The Sinister Dr. Wong & Other Stories, Including Death Flight And Empire Of Terror

    Three novelettes first printed in Popular Detective magazine in the 1930's. The stories include "The Sinister Dr. Wong," about a power-mad Chinese demon hatching a fiendish plan for world domination; "Death Flight;" and "Empire of Terror" starring th...

  • Robert Wallace 5 Mystery Detective Pulp- Tycoon of Crime Empire Of Terror Death Flight The Sinister Dr Wong Fangs of Murder Grea



  • Off The Record

    PERIL PRESS presents:Thrilling Detective, January 1942 OFF THE RECORD by Robert Wallace Author of ???The Thousand Islands Murders,??? ???Race Horses of Death,??? etc. Ex-Captain Ed Mahoney Had to Use Crutches to Move His Body Around???but He Didn???...

  • The Beast-King Murders

    With a veritable explosion of torn flesh and sundered bones, bloody, bestial death came to a railway magnate in his speeding private coach, to another wealthy tycoon in his swank New York apartment ... even into the exclusive luxury of the Adventurer...

  • The Dancing Doll

    DANCE OF DEATH... The tiny mechanical doll had the face of Don Winstead, youngest nephew of wealthy old Esmond Caulder, who lay on his deathbed. And the doll had a dagger in its chest! Don died, a dagger piercing his own chest, before the terrified f...

  • Paint Out

    I dragged my captive up against the wall and set about choking him. I was just that much bigger than he was, it was easy. Particularly with the gun turned around now, and sticking into his stomach...Robert Carbentus's exotic past and claims to own a ...

  • Finger Play

    My hands were crossed and tied at the front. I moved awkwardly, unnaturally, with them like that. I knew the Italian would have me in the crossed hairs of his sights. And every muscle in my body was waiting for the crack, the thump of the first bulle...

  • Fables and Folk

    Praise for the Author You can read Robert Wallace's 'Fables and Folk – Tales from the West' simply as wonderful yarns. But each of them contains an element of truth - a real event or a West Country legend. After you've acquainted yourself ...

  • A Country Schoolmaster

    This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional...

  • Crimson Wing

    Crimson Wing: WW2 Wartime Spy Thriller: The Second Story in the Valentine Series Step into a world of intrigue and suspense as we embark on a thrilling journey with the indomitable Joselyn Foster, the heroine of Valentines Cup, as she returns to...

  • Monkeypuzzle

    Monkeypuzzle: WW2 Wartime Spy Thriller: The third story in the Valentine series LUCY FRY's mission is to liquidate the U-boat commander responsible for sinking the greatest number of Allied ships. FREDDIE VALENTINE arranges for Lucy to be i...

  • Operation Gunfleet

    Operation Gunfleet - The final story in the Valentine Series Post-war London, a year after the German surrender. Three deserters from the 6813th US Army detachment have stolen Comms Equipment from Bletchley Park. They are in hiding awaiting thei...



  • Valentines Cup

    Valentines Cup: WW2 Wartime Spy Thriller: The first story in the Valentines series 1943 Austria. Undercover agent Alistair Valentine overhears a few words that will change the course of the war...ALISTAIR VALENTINE is a British agent working in ...

  • The Betrayal of Jacqueline Flower

    The Betrayal of Jacqueline FlowerA psychological crime thriller with an intricate and twisting storyline. Jacqueline Flower believes she has it all, a devoted husband, the luxury country mansion and all the trappings of wealth and privilege...

  • One Single Ticket

    One Single Ticket - a Victorian detective thriller It is April, 1852. Victorian Britain's pre-eminent engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is concerned and perplexed by the distinct lack of progress in his most ambitious scheme to date: his u...

  • The Revenge of Catherine Delane

    The Revenge of Cahterine Delane - A novel by Robert Wallace, a tale of suspense, intrigue and passion from a master storyteller. Step into a world where the fates of four extraordinary women, each with their own gripping story, intertwine in a h...

  • Machine Guns & Typewriters

    In 1934, a backyard auto mechanic, his dullard brother, and an M.I.T. graduate fleece the Massachusetts State Police at a Boston auto show when the trio steals a Thompson submachine gun from an exhibit. Days later, the bandits turn the weapon on host...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert Wallace has published 44 books.

Robert Wallace does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Machine Guns & Typewriters, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Robert Wallace, Tycoon of Crime, was published in February 1938.

Yes. Robert Wallace has 2 series.
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