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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

THE TREASURE OF MR. REEDERby Edgar Wallace - 1929The criminal mind may harbor many darkly sinister illusions.But the astounding Reeder understood it from A to Izzard.We have often wondered whether it was Edgar Wallace’s youthful training as a Special Constable which gave him such an uncanny insight into crimes of violence which mystery lovers everywhere would almost certainly “Special”—or just his superb narrative gifts and his flair for the unexpected. Anyway, here is a Wallace saga of dark, unmitigated skullduggery in the old master’s best vein, enhanced by a lively and very British concern for strict justice.Orphaned J. G. Reeder short story not found in any collection.6100 Words