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Police Constable Burnett was a handsome and romantic young man who had a penchant for writing love poems. But one of his poetical endeavours - and one worthy of the finest traditions of the Metropolitan Police Force - resulted in the untimely death of Mr Arthur Crater, the father of his ladyfriend. The Poetical Policeman is Casefile Number 1 which is also included in Casefile Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 from 'The Mind of Mr J G Reeder' by Edgar Wallace.

When Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon receives a threatening, greenish-grey letter signed 'Four Just Men', he remains determined to see his Aliens Extradition Bill made law. A device in the members' smoke room and a sudden magnesium flash that could easily have been nitro-glycerin leave Scotland Yard baffled. Even Fleet Street cannot identify the illusive Manfred, Gonsalez, Pioccart, and Thery, the Four Just Men dedicated to punishing by death those whom conventional justice can not touch.

During the last part of the nineteenth century, the detective story took off as a popular genre as literary magazines vied with each other to draw in readers with gripping page-turners by the likes of Arthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Guy Boothby and Wilkie Collins. This collection brings together some of the great detectives of the Victorian era, from the master sleuth himself, Sherlock Holmes, to the mild mannered Father Brown, to the feisty J. G. Reeder.

Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) had no equal in the realm of the pure "thriller." The Man of the Night is a classic example of Wallace's genius. Stepping purposefully out of the dark shop, with a large sharp knife hidden under his coat, the wanted man met a stranger. But it was quite a different kind of stranger than he could have imagined... and what happens next is incomprehensible and inspiring.

A stranger and foreigner arrives at the offices of a small publication in London only to be faced by the "editor” whose face is completely swathed in a veil. Nothing is as it seems, and it quickly becomes evident that both are bent on more than lively gossip about the elite. Blackmail and opportunism is the order of the day. When two men are found shot to death outside the door of Mr. Farrington the millionaire who just happens to live a few doors from T. B.

In this volume our classic authors turn their words to the religion of Christianity. It’s a fascinating subject for our authors who can explore faith and belief in ways that we rarely subject ourselves to. Whatever your faith these stories raise questions and that are of interest to us all.

Die gerissene Erpresserin Mrs. Millicent K. Yonker – besser bekannt als "Milwaukee Meg" – ist wieder auf freiem Fuß. Nach einem Formfehler im Urteil und diplomatischem Druck aus Übersee wurde sie vorzeitig entlassen. Doch Meg ist nicht gekommen, um leise zu verschwinden. Sie will nur eines: Rache am Preller, dem Mann, der sie einst überführte. Im beschaulichen Wilcombe on Sea errichtet sie ihr neues Hauptquartier, getarnt als harmlose Miss Morrison. Doch der Preller ist ihr längst auf der Spur ...

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.

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".

In The Just Men of Cordova (1917), a series of European financiers from London to Cordova are dying under mysterious circumstances, falling victim to an unidentified poison. Edgar Wallace, in his previous novel, introduced us to a group of vigilantes known as the Four Just Men, who are renowned for their ingenuity, persistence, lock breaking skills, and mastery of disguise. They operate in the shadowy realm beyond the law, their lethal justice instilling terror in their targets. But who are these men and who supports their cause? Edgar Wallace, a prolific author from the golden age of ...

Amid the political chaos preceding the First World War, the world seemed to be teeming with anarchists, spies, and villains. Conventional Law and Order seemed ill-equipped to handle such threats, but not to worry, for there exist Four Just Men who stand guard. The distinguished Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon receives an ominous letter from this feared team, challenging his proposed Alien Extradition Bill which they believe to be unjust. The Four Just Men have a reputation for bringing justice where the law fails, making their threats real and immediate. The fate of Ramons bill and perhaps ...

When a dying millionaire asks his lawyer to track down and covertly protect his long-lost niece, who stands to inherit his fortunes, little does he know that his life is about to end in an unsolved murder. Enter Oliva Cresswell, the unsuspecting heir, who is working as a cashier in a bustling West End store. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with a man named Beale, who claims to be a wheat merchant. After a harrowing attack in her apartment, a job offer from Beale, an inexplicable dismissal from her job, and her increasing reliance on Beale, the riddles around her keep ...

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. The Mind-Readers is a classic detective story of a Scotland Yard detective determined to trap the master criminal who has just executed a remarkable and ingenious emerald heist. The only way to outwit the thief is going to be to read his mind.

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.

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.

Ein harmloser Whiskeyschmuggler wird tot auf seinem Boot aufgefunden, ermordet mit einer Harpune -- dem Markenzeichen eines mörderischen Diebes, dem "Hai". John Wade, Inspektor bei Scotland Yard, steht vor einem Rätsel. Seine Nachforschungen führen ihn zu einer zwielichtigen Spelunke: dem Gasthaus an der Themse.

This audiobook contains four classic detective short stories, including "The Blue Cross" by G.K. Chesterton, "The Five Orange Pips" by Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Treasure Hunt" by Edgar Wallace, and "The Flying Stars" by G.K. Chesteron.

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.

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...

In den Gewölben der verfallenen Abtei von Fossaway in England gehet ein Gespenst um: der schwarze Abt. der Schatz wird gefunden, aber auch ein Toter; ein Mann in einer schwarzen Kutte. Er wurde ermordert...