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
