Kenneth McKay is already uneasy about his beloved Margot Lynn, whose secrecy and unexplained wealth make him fear she is hiding something dangerous. When she abruptly ends their relationship by letter, his private doubts begin to echo a wider unease: money has gone missing from his bank, and the cool, observant detective J. G. Reeder has appeared on the scene. In this atmosphere of romantic suspicion and financial unease, a winter roadside tragedy suddenly widens the case into something fa...

From Edgar Wallace's relentless pacing to John Buchan's espionage classic The Thirty-Nine Steps, this sweeping collection gathers thirty stories of danger, pursuit, and hidden agendas. Erskine Childers's proto-spy intrigue, Louis Joseph Vance's gentleman-crook capers, Mary Roberts Rinehart's had-I-but-known suspense, and William Le Queux's invasion thrillers sit alongside contributions from Henry Rider Haggard, G. K. Chesterton, and Edgar Rice Burroughs, tracing the suspense and thriller s...

The original whodunits were the locked room mysteries, a sub-genre of the detective mystery in which a crime is committed—almost always murder— in a location that no intruder could have entered or left, e.g., a locked room. There have been many ingenious twists on the motif since it first flourished in the late 1890s and early 1900s, as can be seen in the classic collection that makes up British Mystery Multipacks Volume 8 – Locked Room Mysteries:

The Four Just Men, and Other Stories is the collection of works of Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace who was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals.In this book contains 25 works:1 The Four Just Men (1905)2 The Council of Justice (1908)3 The Man Who Bought London (1915)4 The Just Men of Cordova (19...

Prepare for danger, deception, and unforgettable twists. 30 Suspense & Thriller Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die brings together a thrilling collection of classic literature designed to keep readers turning the pages. These stories explore the darker and more exciting sides of fiction, where danger can emerge without warning and nothing is quite what it seems. Inside, readers will encounter mysterious disappearances, dangerous secrets, criminal schemes, psychological tension, d...

e-artnow presents to you the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As J...

⚡ Dive into the thrilling world of Edgar Wallace's The Angel of Terror—a gripping story of treachery, suspense, and unexpected twists. Meet Jean Briggerland, a woman of breathtaking beauty and unparalleled cunning, whose charm conceals a heart of steel and a mind of pure malice. When she ensnares unsuspecting victims in her web of deceit, only one man dares to uncover her deadly secrets. Prepare for a rollercoaster of suspense as love, betrayal, and danger collide in this unforgettable ...

A wealthy gambler dies without revealing the combination of his safe. But he left behind several cryptic rules...Angel Esquire is definitely one of the best novel written by Edgar Wallace.

21 Complete Works of Edgar WallaceBonesBones in LondonJack O' JudgmentMr Justice MaxellTam O' The ScootsThe Angel of TerrorThe Book of All-PowerThe Clue of the Silver KeyThe Clue of the Twisted CandleThe Council of JusticeThe Daffodil MysteryThe Duke in the SuburbsThe Four Just MenThe Green RustThe Just Men of CordovaThe Keepers of the King's PeaceThe Law of the Four Just...

The first book in the ´Sanders of the River´ series and set in the Edwardian era, 'Sanders of the River' focuses on the eponymous Governor of Nigeria.Commissioner Sanders struggles to balance the requests of The Crown against the needs of the natives.As he strives to juggle the demands from both parties, Sanders finds himself facing political turmoil that might push his colony to the brink of war.As a story, the reader is introduced to the struggles faced by an inva...

She's beautiful, charming, and deadly—can justice prevail against the perfect crime? Prepare for a pulse-pounding journey into the dark world of deception, greed, and murder in The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace. This masterfully woven thriller follows the enigmatic Jean Briggerland, a woman whose angelic beauty masks a ruthless, calculating mind. With the law unable to touch her, can one man outwit her deadly game? Wallace, a legendary crime writer, crafts a story filled with high-stake...

A Greek millionaire with a taste for cruelty is found shot in a locked room; the man who threatened to kill him has an alibi, and the only oddity is a candle burnt strangely. Wallace was illegitimate, raised by a Billingsgate fish porter and out of school at twelve; at his height a quarter of all books borrowed in England were his, and this is one of the cleanest locked-room tricks he built.