Wallace - Libros y biografía

The ninth instalment in the 'Sanders of the River' series, ´Sandi the King-Maker´ provides a fitting end for our eponymous hero.When a missionary and his daughter go missing in Africa, Commissioner Sanders...

Laying the foundations for the likes of 'Silence of the Lambs,' starring Anthony Hopkins, 'The Murder Book of J.G. Reeder' follows an investigator with the mind of a criminal. From the outside, our hero...

Between 1904 and 1918, Wallace collected tales about life in the British Army and the escapades and adventures of the troops. These led him to create the eponymous character, 'Smithy.'The third book in...

Between 1904 and 1918, Wallace collected tales about life in the British Army and the escapades and adventures of the troops. These led him to create the eponymous character, 'Smithy.' The first in the...

Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong has the dubious honour of being the only UK solicitor to be executed for murder. 'Herbert Armstrong – Poisoner' details the courtroom proceedings following his arrest, documented...

On July 15th, 1912, the body of Dora Grey was found on Yarmouth Beach. Apparently strangled, this became known as 'The Bootlace Murder,' believed by investigators to be the work of a serial killer. 'The...

Between 1904 and 1918, Wallace collected tales about life in the British Army and the escapades and adventures of the troops. These led him to create the eponymous character, 'Smithy.'However, 'Jam for...

The second book in the 'Sanders of the River' series, 'The People of the River' gives us a little more insight into the working of the eponymous Commissioner's mind. Wonderfully witty, decidedly facetious,...

Mr Chell is a very wealthy man. However, even his money cannot buy him a sense of humour. When he receives a letter demanding thousands of pounds to prevent his imminent kidnap, he must decide whether...

The Red Hand is a secret organization that specializes in blackmail and countless other subversive practices. In this novel, Wallace creates a reality in which all levels of society are intermingled into...

In the ancient Garre Castle, the dead walk again, the Green Archer hung in 1487 has returned...and he has killed again. The castle's reclusive owner refuses to allow anyone to investigate however, he...

To the world Maurice Tarn is merely the magnate behind a successful shipping company, little does anyone know that all the real money is made off the books in shady backroom deals. In a drunken stupor...

'The Valley of Ghosts' squarely plants you smack-bang in the middle of a tiny close-knit aristocratic English town that is beset by more than just ghosts alone, as he is all too quick to discover. The...

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...

A classic whodunit crime story, "The Man Who Knew" is about the death of a rich South Africa magnate, dealing with diamonds. The actual man who knows so much is Saul Arthur Mann, a walking encyclopedia...

'Room 13' is the first crime novel in the J. G. Reeder series, featuring a sympathetic and astute civil servant, who is simultaneously a gifted detective. This fast-paced, mystery-ridden and thoroughly...

The Ringer, the legendary killer is dead, his body pulled from the Sydney harbour, the world may now breathe a sigh of relief. That is until the Ringer's sister is found dead in the Thames. Inexplicably,...

'The Law of Four Just Men' follows a group of four wealthy vigilantes who hunt down evil that the law cannot reach for punishment. Where conventional justice fails these men will not. Using their vast...

An unusual novel in Wallace's collection, it is not told linearly but instead it is an adventure novel told in the form of witness statements to a journalist. It follows Captain Tatham as he and his crew...

Dukes aren't meant to be Texas Cowboys. But the Duc de Montevillier is just that. Having made his fortune in silver, he relocates to the leafy London suburb of Kymott Crescent—much to the dismay of his...

Educated Evans and The Miller are back in Edgar Wallace's Christmas novel 'A Present for Evans'. Set in the backdrop of seedy London streets between the two World Wars, our favourite cockney tipster is...

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...

Colonial Administrator Sanders is known for exploiting the people of Liberia. But when he encounters the one man three steps ahead of him, all that is about to change. Both a conman and a crook, escaped...

There are three things that can keep John Morlake awake at night. For the last ten years, he has spent his life trying to solve the mystery of the unknown sailor that had been found dead close to a highway....

It is the golden age of the silent movie. But when the heads of corpses start piling up without an explanation, the film industry's charm wavers. And when Francis Elmer disappears and a note signed "The...

When a man is found dead one early morning with his throat cut, detective J.G. Reeder knows he is about to have his work cut out for him. It can but only be the work of John Flack, Crazy John Flack. An...

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...

The first book in the ´Sanders of the River´ series and set in the Edwardian era, 'Sanders of the River' focuses on the eponymous Governor of Nigeria. Commissioner Sanders struggles to balance the requests...

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...

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...