


Books in series

#1
Room 13
1924
Recently released from prison, John Gray visits his old friend Peter Kane. Although it is the day of his daughter's wedding, Kane agrees to an audience with Emanuel Legg, the criminal and cop-killer with whom he has some business. Gray wanders into the garden and a tornado of fury sweeps through him. The debonair Major Floyd, the new husband to whom Kane has entrusted his precious daughter, is a fraudster of the most sinister kind.

#2
The Mind Of Mr J.G. Reeder
1925
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder US title: The Murder Book of Mr. J. G. Reeder
At first glance J G Reeder is an ordinary, slightly shabby little man with red hair, weak eyes, whiskers, square-toed boots and a chest protector cravat. However, working for the Public Prosecutor he finds plenty to stretch his extraordinary mind. Here are eight thrilling, highly original tales from one of the greatest talents ever applied to detective fiction.
Contents:
The Poetical Policeman
The Treasure Hunt
The Troupe
The Stealer of Marble
Sheer Melodrama
The Green Mamba
The Strange Case
The Investors.

#3
Terror Keep
1926
Egy őrült vénember, mellesleg kilencszeres gyilkos, megszökik a broadmoori Bűnügyi Elmegyógyintézetből. Egy fiatal lány állást vállal egy régi lakótoronyból kialakított tengerparti szállodában. Egy olasz származású ficsúr, aki egyébként a londoni alvilág egyik feje, a szerelmével üldözi, és ez lesz a veszte. Az Államügyészség látszatra korosodó nyomozója sok mindent tud, de arról sejtelme sincs, miféle borzalmaknak néznek elébe a hősök és a hősnők. Az olvasó is csupa rejtéllyel találja magát szemben. Kicsodák a Larmes Torony titokzatos lakói? Hol bujkál az öreg Flack? Kik és hogyan rabolták el az aranyszállítmányt? Mit rejtenek a Könnyek Házának nyirkos kazamatái? Hová lett a Scotland Yard detektívje? És Margaret Belman? Nem kell aggódni: a végén minden kiderül. De izgulni azért lehet és kell is elejétől fogva. A végkifejlet pedig olyan megrázó, akár… a földrengés!

#4
Red Aces
1929
J. G. Reeder is a shabby little man with red hair and weak eyes. However, his extraordinary mind is rapier sharp. Here are three thrilling episodes torn from his “Red Aces,” about a man who gambles high and lives in fear; “Kennedy the Con Man” reveals the impeccable mask stripped from a fiend, and finally, “The Case of Jo Attymer,” a thoroughly intriguing mystery involving murder on London's Thames.

#6
Mr J G Reeder Returns
1932
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories aka (US title) Mr. Reeder Returns
When Larry O'Ryan decides to become a burglar he attends night school to study ballistics, then secures a job at a safe-maker's. After three successful robberies Larry is caught by Mr J G Reeder. An unlikely friendship develops and on Saturdays they can be seen together at the British Museum or the Tower. One day Larry rescues Miss Lane Leonard, daughter of a millionaire. The disappearance of one and a half million pounds in gold bullion and a series of bank frauds baffles Scotland Yard. But not Mr J G Reeder.
Author

Edgar Wallace
Author · 106 books
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He is most famous today as the co-creator of "King Kong", writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.