Edgar Wallace - Libros y biografía

A psychological thriller, woven with fantastic characters and delicious plot twists that will leave you spinning. 'The Strange Lapses of Larry Loman' tells the story of Scotland Yard detective Larry Loman...

One of Wallace's first published works, 'Writ in Barracks' is a collection of poems written while the author was stationed in South Africa and acting as a reporter.While there is a sense of 'king and...

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....

Known across the UK as 'The Moat Farm Murder,' 'The Secret of Moat Farm' sees Wallace as his investigative-journalist best.At the age of 28, the author was sent to cover the developments in this true-crime...

While Wallace could never be accused of being a run-of-the-mill author, 'The Price a Woman Pays' is one of his more unusual tales. A gripping and fun short story, it follows the concerns of Dr Beechington...

Commissioner Sanders is back again! However, this adventure sees him set against the backdrop of London rather than Africa. When a bunch of small-time crooks decide to try and steal a diamond mine, Sanders...

'The Daughters of the Night' follows Jim Bartholomew, an unconventional bank manager as his life is turned upside down. Thrust in to a chaotic situation with an ensemble of brilliant characters ,from...

The second novel featuring Wallace's iconic Scotland Yard Inspector Elk 'The Fellowship of the Frog' involves tracking down the head of a vast underground criminal network lead by the eponymous 'Frog'....

'Down under Donavan' follows an ex-convict who strikes it rich gambling, but as the famous philosopher from Brooklyn, Notorious B.I.G once suggested "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems", and soon a murder lies in...

'The Three Just Men' belongs to the famous 'Four Just Men' anthology created by Edgar Wallace, and follows the vigilante group at the later stages of their lives. They are older now and they've changed,...

Set in Nigeria, at the time of the British Empire, 'Bones' introduces us to the hapless hero of the piece. The beloved Commissioner Sanders has struck up an uneasy truce with Bosambo, the chief of the...

Everybody is running from The Terror. But when nobody knows what it is, suspicion grows. Especially in the darkest corners of the world. And when governments enter a false show of care and love after...

An epidemic has hit West Africa, but Commissioner Sanders hears stories of a woman, M'lama, who can reportedly heal the sick and even raise the dead.As he investigates the claims, he uncovers something...

'The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder' is a collection of eight, highly original detective short stories centred around a very unassuming Mr. Reed. He is an older man, not particularly tall or muscular, to see...

Il libro della potenza è un romanzo thriller del 1921 dello scrittore britannico Edgar Wallace. È una storia d'avventura ambientata nel periodo della rivoluzione russa del 1917. Richard Horatio Edgar...

Il duca nel sobborgo è un romanzo umoristico del 1909 dello scrittore britannico Edgar Wallace. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (Greenwich, 1º aprile 1875 – Beverly Hills, 10 febbraio 1932) è stato uno...

Extra! Extra! American billionaire King Kerry is using his immense wealth to quite literally, buy London, in this gripping mystery from prolific writer and creator of King Kong, Edgar Wallace. King Kerry...

Miss Ella Creed had been knocked out by thieves outside her home and her jewels were taken. She seemed to care little about them - they were just a very clever imitation after all - but when she discovered...

Un homme est retrouvé assassiné étendu dans le ruisseau. Il faisait partie, selon Scotland Yard, d'une bande de gangsters. Ce meurtre serait-il l’œuvre d'un mystérieux justicier qui s’attaque aux truands...

Une aventure savoureuse, des personnages hauts en couleur et où le commissaire Sanders se retrouve en plein cœur de l'Afrique. Pour les amateurs du genre.

Imaginez que vous héritiez d'un viel oncle mourant du titre de Lord  ! Que feriez-vous ? C'est ce qui arrive au Dr. Beane. Une aventure rocambolesque au cœur de l’Angleterre et de l’Europe du XXe siècle...

With tramps, gangsters and English nobility, 'The Northing Tramp' is step away from Edgar's usual setting. This crime classic jumps right into it with a tramp making a run for the Canadian border after...

A classic mystery novel and a cheeky sense of humour are often associated with the works of Conan Doyle, but Edgar Wallace's 'The Terrible People' is just as gripping and inventive as Sherlock Holmes....

The old-fashioned Maber and Maber department store is struggling for business. It's not a patch on the modern Atterman's store down the street. When Barbara, the goddaughter and secretary to Mr Maber,...

In this intriguing novel, two business partners, Maxwell and Cartwright fall out and their relationship crumbles. Sometime later, Maxwell has been called to serve as a Justice and in a flagrant flouting...

'The Books of Bart' is an interesting entry in Wallace's body of work as it is not a thriller or a mystery, it is in fact surprisingly up front about itself. The story centres on several unapologetically...

A handsome young man goes missing the night before his wedding-day, along with one million pounds. Detective James Sepping is assigned to the case, assisted by the intrepid Joan Walton, they will soon...

"Captains of Souls" is an atypical piece of detective crime fiction work from Edgar Wallace, one of the most prolific British writers of the 20th century. Centring around Ambrose Sault, who has managed...

This police thriller opens with Scotland Yard Detective Surefoot Smith as he is called to a strange murder scene. Tom Tickler, a well-known petty thief has been brutally murdered, his corpse left in an...

Prophetic and chilling at once, Edgar Wallace's alternate history crime novel "Private Selby" deals with the author's fear of a potential German invasion of Britain shortly before the outbreak of the...