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Mr J. G. Reeder, super-sleuth extraordinaire, is now working for the Public Prosecutor’s bureau and investigating the case of Sir James Tithermite’s wife who fell overboard from the Channel steamer crossing to Calais. There’s something very fishy about this business. Miss Margaret doesn’t like him, for she knows he’s after her money. The Treasure Hunt is Casefile Number two which is also included in Casefile Numbers one, two, and three from The Mind of Mr J G Reeder by Edgar Wallace.

A superb collection of captivating short stories by leading classic writers, including 'The Cone' by H. G. Wells, 'The Dream Woman' by Wilkie Collins, 'Fortunes Adrift' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Kidnapping of Phil Altamore' by Ella Hepworth Dixon, 'The Table Under the Tree' by E. Phillips Oppenheim, 'In Yeddo Bay' by Jack London and many more gripping short stories by famous writers.

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.

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.

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognised as one of the most prolific writers of his age. 'The Man with the Canine Teeth' is a classic murder mystery. A mild-mannered scientist has been found, apparently strangled to death in his laboratory overnight. But there are some strange circumstances. Where are the old man's spectacles? And why is he wearing thick gloves?

A gripping collection of mystery stories, strange tales and horrible crimes: 'The Perfect Murder', by Stacy Aumonier; 'The Magic Casket', by F. Austin Freeman; 'The Shadow of the Shark', by G. K. Chesterton; 'The Marionettes', by O. Henry; 'Charles', by A. J. Alan; 'Moon's Gibbet', by Egerton Castle; 'The Severed Hand', by Wilhelm Hauff; 'The Man with the Watches', by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; 'The Adventure of the Diamond Necklace', by G. F. Forrest; 'My Adventure at Chislehurst', by A. J. Alan; 'Blackmail', by John Galsworthy.

The deceptively mild mannered detective, Mr. J.G. Reeder devises a cunning plan to set a thief to catch a murderer.

Das Halsband der Königin von Schweden wird gestohlen, und die junge Audrey Bedford erhaftet. Inspektor Shannon ist von ihrer Unschuld überzeugt und kommt einer riesigen Gaunerei auf die Spur. Welches Geheimnis birgt das mysteriöse Haus in der Curzon Street? Welche Rolle spielt ein ehemaliger afrikanischer Strafgefangener? Und was hat ein kleiner Privatdetektiv damit zu tun?

Kaum hat Peter Clifton geheiratet, schon steht er unter doppeltem Verdacht: Ist er der "Gerissene", der weltweit gesuchte Geldfälscher? Und ist er womöglich sogar ein geisteskranker Mörder? Seine junge Frau Jane weiß nichts über ihn. Aber je schuldiger er zu sein scheint, um so mehr steht sie an seiner Seite.

Elsa Marlowe arbeitet gern bei "Amery & Amery". Aber plötzlich ist alles anders: Major Amery kehrt aus Indien zurück. Gehört der "Unheimliche" zu Soyokas Leuten? Und welche Rolle spielt ihr Vormund im Krieg der Rauschgiftbanden?

Der reiche John Mandle ist an den Rollstuhl gefesselt. Als ihn nach Jahren sein alter Freund Socrates Smith besucht, entdeckt dieser beunruhigt Alarmanlagen auf dem Landsitz. Am nächsten Morgen findet Smith den Hausherrn ermordet: Mandle wurde erschossen, und zwar: bei den drei Eichen, weit entfernt von seinem Haus. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt.

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.

Lois Reddle, die junge Gehilfin der renommierten Londoner Anwaltskanzlei Sheddles, wird beobachtet! Seit Tagen verfolgt ein gutaussehender Fremder jeden ihrer Schritte... und verwickelt sie vor der Strafanstalt Telsbury sogar in einen Unfall! Kurz darauf lernt Lois im Büro der Gefängnisdirektorin die Insassin Mary Pinder kennen: eine gebrochene Frau, die vor 25 Jahren für einen Mord verurteilt wurde, den sie nie begangen hat.

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.

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 Green Mamba' is a story in which Wallace's famous detective, Mr. J. G. Reeder, outsmarts one of the leading master criminals in London at the very moment when he is on the verge of his greatest criminal coup.

Ein grüner Bogenschütze sorgt für Grusel und Tote auf dem alten Garre Castle. Inspektor Featherstone und die Nichte des neuen Schloßbesitzers forschen unabhängig voneinander nach und tappen beide in die Falle.

A wonderful collection of 30 of the greatest detective and mystery stories ever written. Featuring all the great classic sleuths, including Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, Max Carrados, Dr. Thorndyke and Madame Rosika Storey. 1. 'Who killed Charlie Winpole?' By Ernest Bramah 2. 'The Blue Cross' by G. K. Chesterton 3. 'The Problem of the Five Marks' by Melville Davisson Post 4. 'The Comedy at Fountain Cottage' by Ernest Bramah 5. 'The Mysterious Card' by Cleveland Moffett 6. 'The Card Unveiled' by Cleveland Moffett

Rache ist Emanuel Legges einziger Gedanke. Rache an Peter Kane, der ihn nach ihrem gemeinsam begangenen Bankraub der Polizei auslieferte...

Barbara Long wird als Sekretärin bei Mr. Brownwill, einem 75-jährigen Rechtsanwalt, angestellt, den sie aber nie persönlich kennen gelernt hat. In seinem alten, unheimlichen Anwesen scheint etwas vor sich zu gehen. Und welches Geheimnis verbirgt der Butler?

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.