A London police detective stumbles upon a bizarre burglary during a storm in a thriller by "one of the most popular writers of the early twentieth century" ( Mystery Scene).Cambridge-educated Richard Staines, newly promoted to DI by Scotland Yard, has enjoyed a meteoric rise in his career, but he is about to face his most profoundly puzzling case yet. As a policeman, he wouldn't typically break into a house—but when he finds himself trapped on a balcony in...

Fast-paced tales of crime and coppers from "one of the most popular writers of the early twentieth century" ( Mystery Scene).This collection presents a dozen classic detective stories that include "The Mind-Readers," "The Sirius Man," "The Couper Buckle," "The Guy from Memphis," and more featuring Chief Insp. Oliver Rater, a man of few words ironically nicknamed the Orator by his colleagues. But silent as he may be, there is much going on ...

Reputations can be deceiving in this classic crime thriller featuring a jewel thief, a prominent London banker, and a determined detective . . .The man known as "Gunner" Haynes is a highly skilled jewel thief with a tough core and a gentlemanly veneer that have earned him some admirers. The respectable, well-connected London banker Luke Maddison runs in an entirely different circle, but still crosses paths with the criminal one winter night at the Ritz-Carlton, whe...

* Illustrated* Author Biography* Interactive Table of Contents* Free Audiobook DownloadThe Secret House [ Illustrated ] [ Free Audiobooks Download ]The Secret House is another Edgar Wallace mystery. If you like mysteries, it is an easy recommendation.This isn't the same detective as in The Clue of the Twisted Candle, but I kept confusing them. Considering how close the names were, and the references to not always obeying the law, perhaps they should hav...

A conspiracy of smugglers try to frame a London police detective for murder in this classic mystery thriller.Although his neighbors suspect he is quite rich, Li Yoseph lives in a sagging, squalid wooden house overhanging a creek, and has a habit of holding lengthy, animated conversations with invisible friends, usually in a foreign tongue. The police are certain he's involved in smuggling, but they've never been quite able to prove it. Now there are darker doings a...

An unusual novel in Wallace's collection, it is not told linearly but instead it is an adventure novel told in the form of witness statements to a journalist. It follows Captain Tatham as he and his crew strike it rich by finding gold and a fine race horse on an abandoned pacific island. Determined to settle the island he races the horse in England to raise the money necessary. In doing so he also finds love, but soon the troubles begin to mount as he must face legal and real battles by fo...

Kate, an orphan with a brilliant mind, leads a massive underground criminal organisation. She pulls of daring heists using the insider knowledge she gleams from her position as a powerful aristocrat's secretary. Scotland Yard is suspicious, they know something is not right about this brilliant young woman but they can never trace the crimes back to her, and her Colonel uncle makes her practically untouchable. Inspector Pemberton is assigned to the case but can he take her down without brea...

Three suspects. Three motives. One dead body.Emil Louba is a wealthy club-owning criminal with more enemies than friends. One night, three men with three different grudges decide to pay him a visit, only to find him already dead and the police on their way.Who did it and how can they prove their innocence?This action-packed, page-turner will keep you hooked until the very end. A must-read for fans of James Bond, Alfred Hitchcock, and John Buchan.

The Complete Works of Edgar WallaceThis Complete Collection includes the following titles:--------1 - The Daffodil Mystery2 - The Angel of Terror3 - Bones4 - Jack O' Judgment5 - The Book of All-Power6 - The Green Rust7 - The Man Who Knew8 - Tam O' The Scoots9 - The Keepers of the King's Peace10 - The Secret House11 - The Clue of the Twisted Candle12 - Bones in London13 - ...

1: The Theft of the Lewinstein Jewels2: Jane in Custody3: The Stolen Romney4: The Sister of Mercy5: The Murder in James Street6: Robbing the Royal Mail7: The Actress's Emerald Necklace8: The Secret of a Box of Cigars9: A Letter from Abroad

Edgar Wallace is a English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. He wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him.He was known during his lifetime for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong.All books inc...

Another rip-roaring tale from Edgar Wallace, „The Green Archer” features a beautiful girl looking for the mother from whom she was stolen as a baby, her kindly foster-father, a redheaded journalist, a very secret policeman who is also a master of disguise, an Anglo-Indian petty criminal and his wife, assorted villains and, at the center of it all, Abel Bellamy, a very ugly, very rich man who’s bought a Garres Castle in Scotland. Running through it all is the mysterious Green Archer, the ca...