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...

CONTENTS: PHILIP K. DICK 1. Adjustment Team PHILIP K. DICK 2. The Crystal Crypt PHILIP K. DICK 3. The Golden Man PHILIP K. DICK 4. The Hanging Stranger WILKIE COLLINS 5. The Angler's Story Of The Lady Of Glenwith Grange RAFAEL SABATINI 6. The Fool's Love Story RAFAEL SABATINI 7. The Prize O.HENRY 8. The Phonograph and the Graft MAX PEMBERTON 9. A Miracle of Bells MAX PEMBERTON 10. The Risen Dead MAX PEMBERTON 11. The Wolf of Cismon MAX PEMBERTON 12. Treasure of White Creek 13. B. 24 EDGAR ...

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...

A novelist escapes from prison and a Scotland Yard commissioner investigates the locked-room murder of an Albanian criminal in this classic mystery.John Lexman has a knack for crafting clever plots for his crime novels. But he has no idea what to do when he finds himself caught up in the real thing—framed, convicted, and imprisoned for murdering a dangerous money lender. Luckily, Lexman's best friend, Thomas Xavier Meredith, is the assistant commissioner at Scotlan...

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 ...

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:

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...

Someone is losing money. Fast. And when forged notes start to appear, Peter Clifton's hefty riches are called into question. Even his new wife, Jane Leith, can't help but doubt the man's bottomless wealth. But when two inspectors clandestinely enter her room one night searching for clues, there's no telling how a quick witted, clever and tactful woman might react.Packed with suspense and thrills, Edgar Wallace's 'The Forger' is ideal for fans of 'Inside Man' and 'Now You See Me'.

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 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...

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...

Phoenix Classics is the reference in classical works. All our works are of good quality and contain an active table of contents (HTML), which will make it easier for you to read. This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain] The Thames Valley Catastrophe [Grant Allen] Mr Standfast [John Buchan] The Three Hostages [John Buchan] Greenmantle [John Buchan] The Island of Sheep [John Buchan] The Thirty-Nine Steps [John Bucha...