Room 13 is a 1924 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It was the first in a series of books featuring the character of J. G. Reeder, a mild-mannered civil servant who is a brilliant detective.

Set in England at the turn of the 20th century, Wallace’s crime novel The Daffodil Mystery follows the mysterious circumstances under which shop owner Lyne has been murdered. Accordingly, it is up to detective Jack Tarling and his trusted Chinese assistant to solve the case and reach an appropriate and just resolution. Moreover, the happenings within the novel are intensified by the colorful set of characters, which are marked by their plausible façade and contribute to the novel’s appeal....

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 classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Angel Of Terror:To suggest, as you have through your counsel, that you called at Miss Briggerlands that night to break ...

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 classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Daffodil Mystery:Here is a girl, highly respected by all her companions and consequently a great influence on their mo...

Barbara on Her Own is a 1926 mystery novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.After the owner of a struggling department store is found dead shortly before a controversial takeover Barbara, his goddaughter and secretary, is suspected by the police of murder.

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 discover the Professor's secret and use it for his own ends. Planetoid 127 is one of the earliest examples of the 'twin worlds' science fiction theme, in combination with the traditional crime/thriller genre of which Edgar Wallace was an acknowledged...

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 biological parents were actors Richard Horatio Edgar (who never knew of his existence) and Mary Jane "Polly" Richards, nee Blair. Known as Richard Freeman, Edgar had a happy childhood, forming an especially close bond with 20-year-old Clara Free...

The Duke in the Suburbs is a 1909 novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.Unusually for Wallace, best known for his heavy thrillers, it is a comedy about a Duke who goes to live in a street in the suburbs and the impact he has on the pretentious middle-class residents. It has been described as Wodehousian in style.

This is a unique work by the king of thrillers. It is a story of Van Heerden an ambitious doctor who takes over the world and brings corrosive destruction. It is interesting as the mysterious one-dimensional anomalous circumstances and colourful language spell-bind the reader. Moreover it is full of intrigues and excited actions that successfully beguile the one who reads it. Fascinating!

Action-adventure fans, you've come to the right place. In ten pulse-pounding episodes, intrepid pilot Tam manages to find his way into a series of increasingly high-stakes scrapes. In the figure of the hard-living but honorable Tam, author Edgar Wallace has created one of the most realistic and endearing protagonists in classic action-adventure fiction. Despite his copious vices and weaknesses, Tam usually manages to save his own hide just in the nick of time. Will his incredible luck hold...

Fighting Snub Reilly and Other Stories (1929) is a collection of short stories by Edgar Wallace first published in 1929: The Stories are: Fighting Snub Reilly, Jimmy's Brother, The Christmas Cup, The Man in the Golf Hut, A Romance in Brown, The Perfect Gentleman, Kid Glove Harry, "Nig-Nog".

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.