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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognised as one of the most prolific writers of his age. 'The Man with the Canine Teeth' is a classic murder mystery. A mild-mannered scientist has been found, apparently strangled to death in his laboratory overnight. But there are some strange circumstances. Where are the old man's spectacles? And why is he wearing thick gloves?

Lawyers who write books are not, as a rule, popular with their confrères, but Archibald Lenton, the most brilliant of prosecuting attorneys, was an exception. Alphonse Riebiera was a man who had a way with women, women who would fall under his spell and then regret it. But this time it seems he may have picked the wrong woman.

Ein offensichtlich geisteskranker Mörder übt an Verbrechern, die Mangels Beweisen nicht verurteilt werden können, gnadenlos Selbstjustiz. Die Köpfe seiner Opfer schickt er mit einem Begleitschreiben in Kartons verpackt an Scotland Yard. Als ein Beamter des Außenministeriums umgebracht wird, beauftragt Geheimdienstchef Major Staines den fähigen Detektiv Michael Brixan mit gesonderten Nachforschungen.

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognized as one of the most prolific writers of his age. 'White Stockings' is a compelling and cleverly constructed story about a vengeful jilted lover with a gambling addiction, a racing tout, a gullible lover, a hairdresser and a wily old racehorse owner...most of whom are hell-bent on double-crossing each other.

In The Just Men of Cordova, written in 1917, the Four move into the treacherous, aristocratic world of gambling, horse-racing and high finance. It seems that police services, even governments, have no power to control this world, where blackmail, poison and murder are commonplace. The Four, working outside the law, take it upon themselves to clean things up in their own way.

Ein grüner Bogenschütze sorgt für Grusel und Tote auf dem alten Garre Castle. Inspektor Featherstone und die Nichte des neuen Schloßbesitzers forschen unabhängig voneinander nach und tappen beide in die Falle.

In dem hochherschaftlichen Londoner Haus der Gräfin Moron geht es nicht mit rechten Dingen zu. Das stellt Lois, ihre junge Privatsekretärin bald fest. Die Gräfin erhält eltsame Besucher, und ihr Butler benimmt sich mehr als verdächig. Lois hat Angst. Und das zu Recht. Denn in der Bibliothek geschieht ein seltsamer Mord.

Edgar Wallace’s classic vigilante detective series The Four Just Men – involving four wealthy and resourceful individuals determined to take the law into their own hands – has maintained its popularity for over a century In this, the opening volume, the mysterious Four Just Men punish by death those who are beyond the reach of the law. When Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon’s proposed Aliens Extradition Bill threatens the safety of a Spanish resistance leader, the men warn Sir Sir Philip that he must either withdraw the legislation, or face death.

The Secret of the Moat Farm is Wallace's account of a real-life murder mystery which he had covered as a young journalist. Camille Holland, a spinster of 56, became enamoured of an attractive scoundrel named Dougal. When the two moved into the remote Moat Farm, it was not long before Miss Holland disappeared. Dougal remained at the farm, spending Miss Holland's money and entertaining a series of mistresses...until finally suspicions were aroused.

Seit Jahren treibt der so genannte Zinker in der Londoner Unterwelt sein Unwesen. Immer wenn dort gestohlene Ware verhökert werden soll, meldet er sich, um diese zu Tiefstpreisen an sich zu reißen. Falls die Diebe auf sein Angebot nicht eingehen, "verzinkt" er diese an Scotland Yard. Larry Greame -- ein aktenkundiger Unterweltler -- hat dem großen Unbekannten jedoch eine Falle gestellt und kennt seine Identität.

Der "Frosch mit der Maske" versetzt London in Angst und Schrecken. Weder Inspektor Elk noch seinem Assistenten Sergeant Balder ist es bisher gelungen, den furchterregenden Verbrecher und seine Bande zu fassen...

Hot on the trail of a troupe of diamond and emerald embezzlers comes super sleuth Mr J. G. Reeder, Edgar Wallace's master creation of a detective who confesses to having the mind of a criminal. Reeder's techniques for solving cases are unique, most notably because he was "... a gentleman who liked to work in an office where the ticking of a clock was audible and the turning of a paper produced a gentle disturbance".

Er fährt einen schwarzen Jaguar und hinterlässt bei seinen Mordopfern eine Jolly-Joker-Karte. Mehr ist über den Erpresser, genannt der Joker, nicht bekannt. Seine Methode ist so einfach wie skrupellos: Von jedem erfolgreichen Gangstercoup erwartet er einen Anteil. Bleibt dieser aus, bezahlt der Ganove mit dem Leben.

The case that ingenious detective Mr J G Reeder is working on is more than just a case. It is a suitcase. And the suitcase in question is "... a handsome article ... no maker's name was visible on the inside, or owner's initials on its glossy lid." The woman who had carried the case "... must have the strength of a navvy ..." Mr Reeder has to find out about the contents of the case and discover more about its carrier, 'Mrs Jackson'.

Major Milton is in the thick of defending a key line in the trenches of Flanders, playing the key role of commanding the various positions from his field telephone system. But his attention is distracted by another, greater battle which is being fought on the home front...

In his Four Just Men series, Edgar Wallace comes up with something different: the ‘villains’ are not necessarily bad people, and the pursuers of justice, the Four Just Men, as they call themselves, are acting outside the law. They argue that their actions are for the public good, and dispassionately eke the ultimate revenge — death — on their victims. In their turn, the Four Just Men are pursued by the police, but somehow remain our heroes.

"Der Hexer" ist einer der bekanntesten und erfolgreichsten Bücher von Edgar Wallace. Aber, wussten Sie, dass es eine Fortsetzung gibt? Nervenaufreibend geschrieben und meisterlich gelesen von Frank Engelhardt.

The deceptively mild mannered detective, Mr. J.G. Reeder devises a cunning plan to set a thief to catch a murderer.

Zahvatyvajushhij roman vydajushhegosja mastera ostrosjuzhetnogo detektiva, osnovopolozhnika literaturnogo zhanra «triller», sozdatelja znamenitogo King-Konga, anglijskogo pisatelja i scenarista Jedgara Uollesa (1875 - 1932). Proizvedenija pisatelja mnogie gody dostavljajut istinnoe naslazhdenie ljubiteljam ostrosjuzhetnogo detektiva vo vsem mire. V psihiatricheskoj bol'nice dlja osobo opasnyh prestupnikov, mnogie gody tiho i spokojno nahoditsja Dzhon Flak, kotorogo nazyvajut "samym izobretatel'nym zhulikom v mire". Krome togo, ego obvinjajut v devjati ubijstvah.

Die sechs Erben, die sich im Schloss des verstorbenen Lord Lebanon versammelt haben, staunen nicht schlecht. Bei der Testamentsverlesung erfahren sie von Rechtsanwalt Tanner, dass ihr Erbanteil nur dann ausgezahlt wird, wenn sie die folgenden sechs Tage und sechs Nächte zusammen in dem alten Gemäuer verbringen...