Edgar Wallace: 852 books

À la place de Chick, que feriez-vous ? Imaginez-vous employé d’une compagnie d’assurance, à cinq livres par semaine, loger dans une pension modeste où réside aussi Gwenda, une actrice au chômage… Et vous vous en trouvez fort bien. Mais voilà ! Votre vieil oncle misanthrope meurt...

L'inspecteur Elk (personnage que l'on retrouve dans plusieurs romans de E. Wallace), sont chargés de démanteler une organisation criminelle dont les membres portent une grenouille tatouée sur le poignet. Leurs crimes audacieux, comme le récent vol d'un traité douanier international en cours de...

L'archer vert, le vrai, le premier ! Celui qui se déclinera de multiples versions, de BD en série TV. Le justicier véridique sous la plume de Wallace se promène dans Londres au début du XXème siècle, un peu Robin des Bois, un peu Zorro, un bon livre d'aventure en tout cas pour tout ceux qui aiment à retrouver l'esprit feuilletonnesque.

This is an excellent collection of short stories that include „The Silk Stockings”, „Cinema Teaching by Post”, „A Gambling Raid”, and many more. „The Mixer” is a particularly cool and resourceful scoundrel who works on the philanthropic principle of robbing only the thief and outswindling...

Set in England at the turn of the 20th century, Wallace’s crime novel The Daffodil Mystery follows the mysterious circumstances under which shop owner Lyne has been murdered. Accordingly, it is up to detective Jack Tarling and his trusted Chinese assistant to solve the case and reach an appropriate...

When James Beardmore receives a letter demanding £100,000 he refuses to pay—even though it is his last warning. It is his son Jack who finds him dead. Can the amazing powers of Derrick Yale, combined with the methodical patience of Inspector Parr, discover the secret of the Crimson Circle?...

A female sleuth takes over in the fast-moving tale by Wallace. 'Suicide on the left, ' says Chief Inspector Coldwell pleasantly, as he and Leslie Maughan stride along the Thames Embankment during a brutally cold night. A gaunt figure is sprawled across the parapet. But Coldwell soon discovers that...

Pauvre Gordon Cardew ! Veuf, ancien notaire, il devrait profiter d’une retraite méritée ! Sa nouvelle passion, la criminologie, l’amène à fréquenter de brillants policiers comme Minter, dit Super, ou Lattimer, son adjoint. Sa secrétaire, Elfa Leigh, le seconde avec efficacité. Une jeune...

Pauvre Gordon Cardew ! Veuf, ancien notaire, il devrait profiter d’une retraite méritée ! Sa nouvelle passion, la criminologie, l’amène à fréquenter de brillants policiers comme Minter, dit Super, ou Lattimer, son adjoint. Sa secrétaire, Elfa Leigh, le seconde avec efficacité. Une jeune...

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...

The second installment in the enthralling exploits of Commissioner Sanders, Great Britain’s man in colonial Africa Commissioner Sanders should have known better than to go on vacation. He is just a few days from his offices in British West Africa when he receives word from his second in command...

The original novelization of King Kong, featuring a new introduction by Jack Thorne, the Tony-winning playwright of King Kong: Alive on Broadway, and cover art by the celebrated Olly Moss   The giant primeval gorilla King Kong is one of the most recognized images in our culture. So great is the mighty...

Il ricchissimo Lord Selford decide di far costruire una cripta, la cui porta sia dotata di sette chiavi (una per ogni esecutore testamentario) per riporvi oltre alle sue membra anche il suo ingente patrimonio da consegnare al figlio solo al compimento del 25°compleanno...

To save herself from debtor’s prison, a girl agrees to marry a convicted killer When her father died, Lydia lost her closest friend in the world and inherited a mountain of debt. Though she works tirelessly, she doubts she will ever be able to pay it all off. She is near despair when a lawyer...