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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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This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Flying Fifty-Five' is a novel set in the horse racing community and follows the ups and downs of turf life. 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...
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"The Clue of the New Pin" is a detective novel by an outstanding British writer and playwright Edgar Wallace (1875—1932). Millionaire and miser Jesse Trasmere is found dead in his house. The investigation leads to a small Chinese restaurant, to actress Ursula Ardfern, in company with whom the millionaire was often seen. Wallace Edgar is a popular author of detectives, a prosaist, screenwriter, founder of the "thriller" genre. Edgar Wallace Richard...
4) 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,...
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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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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...
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A shadowy figure controls a cabal of criminals that could bring London to its knees In the black of night, a gang of workmen gather in the forest of France to assemble a guillotine. They open a few bottles of wine as they work, and one hammers a nail into the wrong spot. At dawn, the nail blocks the blade, and a prisoner survives to escape his fate. Many years later, that nail will doom more than a dozen men. In London, a ruined financier stands on...
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"The Feathered Serpent" is a novel by an outstanding British writer and playwright Edgar Wallace (1875—1932). A Young venturer Crewe and his girl-friend and actress Ella Creed are receiving strange visiting cards, on which a feathered snake is drawn and a warning written. After this a string of robberies happens. Wallace Edgar is a popular author of detectives, a prosaist, screenwriter, founder of the "thriller" genre. Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio...
9) The Ringer
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Inspector Wembury's day turns from bad to worse when a legendary assassin who was supposed dead returns to London seeking vengeance for the murder of his sister. An exciting page-tuner full of intrigue and mystery, "The Ringer" is a must-read for all fans of thrilling crime fiction. Many vintage books such as this were becoming increasingly rare or expensive. This volume is now republished in an available, modern, high-quality edition complete with...
10) 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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The Edgar Wallace Super Pack collects four complete book in one omnibus binding. Over two hundred thousand words and seven hundred pages of brilliant crime fiction by one of the genre's masterst. Edgar Wallace wrote more than one hundred fifty novels and seven hundred short stories. He is best known for writing the original King Kong script just before his death. Perhaps the most prolific author of all time. Included here are:
The Dark Eyes of London
The...
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Collected together in a single collection for the first time are twelve stories of mystery, murder and mayhem by master story teller Edgar Wallace. Edgar Wallace wrote more than one hundred fifty novels and seven hundred short stories. He is best known for writing the original King Kong script just before his death. Perhaps the most prolific author of all time.
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