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I am an ex-convict, and have, spent twenty-five years in prison. This is the only honest way of making a living, which does not bore me stiff. The spirit of adventure is never stronger in a man than on the day he is, released from prison. The theory that prison crushes a man's spirit is all bunkum. One of the first things I did when I came out of prison was to look round for a nice genteel way of swindling the public. I came out of prison with the...
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Hamilton Cleek is a consulting detective and also known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise. Cleek is himself a reformed criminal and now helps Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard in solving crimes in Clarges Street, London. The Cleek mysteries were originally published as individual short stories but were later compiled into separate books. Content: Cleek, the Master Detective; or The Man of the Forty Faces Cleek of...
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A secret society takes deadly revenge on London law enforcement in this 1926 mystery novel by the pioneering crime author.
Inspector Arnold "Betcher" Long was the only man in London who could bring Clay Shelton to justice. Though the murderer and master forger threatened to get his revenge, his execution by hanging put a definitive end to the case. Or so everyone thought. When the judge who sentenced Shelton is murdered, Scotland Yard takes notice....
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The Four Just Men (1905) is a political thriller by Edgar Wallace. The book that launched Wallace's career as one of England's leading popular fiction writers, The Four Just Men was released in conjunction with a newspaper competition allowing readers to guess the truth behind the unsolved mystery at the end of the novel. Like many of Wallace's stories and novels, The Four Just Men was adapted into a silent film in 1921 before being made into a popular...
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When Inspector Holt is called in to investigate the mysterious death of Gordon Stuart he discovers that there have been a series of deaths involving wealthy men in London recently. With little to go, Holt attempts to make a connection between these deaths. Little does he know that danger and romance await him.
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Audrey Bedford, a small town girl, goes to London and is, arrested for, stealing the Queen of Finland's necklace. She realizes immediately that her sister is the guilty party, but family loyalty leads her to accept the charge and she does the time rather than implicate her sister. Once released from prison she takes the only job she can find and ends up embroiled in a case of murder, robbery and stolen diamonds. Because of her past, she can't afford...
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When Malcolm Hay, a young British engineer, is sent to work for a Ukrainian-English oil company right before the first World War, he becomes a unique spectator of the political tensions of the time. After he befriends Kensky, a wealthy, elderly, Jewish-Russian man, and Grand-Duchess Irene Yaroslav, his life is changed by the gift Kensky has entrusted him with The Book of All-Power.
The book, which is said to be able to make any man do the holder's...
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"Terror Keep" is a 1927 novel by English writer Edgar Wallace. After narrowly avoiding the wrath of highly-intelligent and arguably-insane villain John Flack, Detective JG Reeder and his secretary, Margaret Belman become locked in a deadly duel with the evil genius. A gripping page-turner, this novel is not to be missed by fans and collectors of detective fiction. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was an English writer...
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When an Italian mob named The Red Hand extort the English nation, threatening to release a plague if their financial demands are not met, Professor Tillizini, a clever man, seeks to save his country by dismantling the secret society. After deciding the most efficient way to stop The Red Hand would be to reveal their secrets, particularly the identity of their leader, Tillizini begins his investigation with his friend, Antonio Festini. Though he is...
10) The Ringer
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A notorious assassin returns to London to avenge the death of his sister in this classic crime thriller.
Word had come from Australia that the Ringer was dead. The body of the legendary killer had been pulled from Sydney Harbor-or so it was thought.
In reality, it is the Ringer's sister whose fate is a watery grave. Left in the care of Maurice Meister, a London lawyer for whom she worked as a secretary, she has turned up dead in the Thames-and now...
11) The Twister
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A murder mystery full of high finance and lowdown characters from"one of the most popular writers of the early twentieth century"(Mystery Scene).
Lord Frensham is being swindled in the stock market, and his number-one suspect is Anthony Braid. But Braid has the nerve to suggest that it's actually Frensham's own nephew who's stealing from him. The truth behind the embezzlement will have to be untangled by Scotland Yard's Inspector Elk after...
12) The Golden Hades
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This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1929 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Golden Hades' is a tale of murder and a symbol on bank notes leading to a sinister organisation. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently...
13) The Squeaker
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The Squeaker is a piece of early crime writing by author Richard Wallace, first published in 1927. It is the thrilling story of story of a group of London jewel thieves and the company they keep. An entertaining tale of mystery and intrigue in London's underworld, this volume constitutes a must-read for lovers of crime fiction. Many vintage books such as this had been becoming increasingly rare or expensive. This volume is now republished in an available,...
14) The Devil Man
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Edgar Wallace's 1931 novel "The Devil Man" is the mysterious and thrilling story of Charles Pearce, an small, unnerving, musician, gifted but terribly boastful. Woman can't resist him, but they don't know the real Pearce. Full of dispense, action and amusing characters, "The Devil Man" constitutes a veritable page-turner that fans of crime fiction won't want to miss. Many vintage books such as this had been becoming increasingly rare or expensive....
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Inhalt:
Die Schuld des Anderen
Die drei von Cordova
Das geheimnisvolle Haus
Der Derbysieger
A.S. der Unsichtbare
Der Doppelgänger
Das Gesicht im Dunkel
Die blaue Hand
Töchter der Nacht
Der Frosch mit der Maske
Die seltsame Gräfin
Der Rächer
Der Mann von Marokko
Die Millionengeschichte
Penelope von der ›Polyantha‹
Der viereckige Smaragd
Die Bande des Schreckens
Geheimagent Nr. 6
Die gelbe Schlange
Gucumatz
Louba der Spieler
Der Mann, der seinen...
16) The Flying Squad
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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...
17) The Gunner
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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...
18) The Double
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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...
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Inhalt:
Die Schuld des Anderen
Die drei von Cordova
Das geheimnisvolle Haus
Der Derbysieger
A.S. der Unsichtbare
Der Doppelgänger
Das Gesicht im Dunkel
Die blaue Hand
Töchter der Nacht
Der Frosch mit der Maske
Die seltsame Gräfin
Der Rächer
Der Mann von Marokko
Die Millionengeschichte
Penelope von der ›Polyantha‹
Der viereckige Smaragd
Die Bande des Schreckens
Geheimagent Nr. 6
Die gelbe Schlange
Gucumatz
Louba der Spieler
Der Mann, der seinen...
20) The Terror
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The sensational novel, which launched Collins' Detective Story Club in 1929, was by Edgar Wallace, who wrote more crime stories in the 1920s, and more films, than any other author. This new edition of The Terror, with its original jacket artwork, also includes another classic Wallace text, White Face.
A dangerous gang of criminals is imprisoned after a daring robbery, although the ringleader who masterminded the crime disappears with the loot. Finally...
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