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In the turbulent years leading up to the First World War, Malcolm Hay, an aspiring engineer for the Ukrainian-English Oil Company, finds himself entangled in a web of political intrigue and power plays in the heart of Russia.
Amidst the glittering salons of London and the dangerous streets of Kiev, Malcolm crosses paths with the alluring Grand-Duchess Irene Yaroslav. She becomes a pawn in a ruthless game orchestrated by the ambitious Russian prince,...
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Edgar Wallace's first published books were not thrillers or the Sanders of the river books, but collections of poetry. Wallace was very much a soldier poet. Wallace began publishing songs and poetry, much inspired by Rudyard Kipling, whom he met in Cape Town in 1898. Wallace's first book of ballads, The Mission that Failed!, was published that same year. In 1899, he bought his way out of the forces and turned to writing full-time. Remaining in Africa,...
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After a tour of duty overseas, the eccentric character Augustus Tibbetts (known as "Bones" to his associates) returns to London to embark on civilian life. In a series of loosely connected but consistently hilarious tales and vignettes, Bones inadvertently stumbles into a series of improbable but exciting adventures and too-good-to-be-true business ventures.
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Another exciting title in the Sanders of the River adventure series, featuring Commissioner Sanders. Bosambo is a crook, and a conman. But he is a clever one. He frequently outwits Sanders and his crew. At the same time, he is fiercely loyal to Sanders and often comes to his rescue.
6) Hands up!
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Excerpt: "Als Margaret Maddison beim Frühstück die Morgenzeitung liest, fällt ihr Blick auf das Foto eines hageren Mannes."Kennen sie diesen Mann?" steht drunter. Er war an einem Mord beteiligt."
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Extra! Extra! American billionaire King Kerry is using his immense wealth to quite literally buy London, in this gripping mystery from prolific writer and creator of King Kong, Edgar Wallace.King Kerry and his associates own a huge and growing portfolio of properties, and he has come to London to expand his empire. A charming and ambitious man, he nevertheless has made a few enemies along the way- including the obnoxious and dangerous Hermann...
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Dick Martin is leaving Scotland Yard. His final job, investigating a stolen book, takes him from a conversation with librarian Sybil Lansdown to a meeting with a Doctor Stalletti, who will become a key figure. Along the way, Martin becomes involved with a small-time crook-an expert at picking locks-who tells him about a recent lock-picking job that has made him quite nervous. But before he can pass along details, the lock-picker is murdered.
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A murder is committed among the rich of a small town, and all the evidence seems to point to a beautiful young woman...
"There is something evil about it. Queer word for me to use, Macleod, eh? They touch your elbow as you walk - ghosts! That's how I've named it the Valley of Ghosts... Macleod, go and stay a day or so in Beverley Green and smell it yourself - something brooding... "
The seemingly peaceful, prosperous community of Beverley Green...
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The day Clay Shelton is set to be hanged, he requests to speak with the inspector who arrested him, Arnold "Betcher" Long. He tells Long that the Gallows Hand will have its revenge. Assuming he is a dead man trying to delay the inevitable, Long ignores him. But when the judge who sentenced Shelton is murdered, he finally starts to take notice.
Soon more people involved with the Shelton case begin to die, all killed by a shadowy organization known...
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Hamilton Cleek is a consulting detective and also known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise. Cleek is himself a reformed criminal and now helps Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard in solving crimes in Clarges Street, London. The Cleek mysteries were originally published as individual short stories but were later compiled into separate books. Content: Cleek, the Master Detective; or The Man of the Forty Faces Cleek of...
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"The Angel of Terror" by Edgar Wallace unfolds a gripping tale of crime and suspense. As the mysterious "Angel" masterminds a criminal empire, Detective Cleek endeavors to unravel the enigma. Wallace weaves a narrative of intrigue, betrayal, and unexpected alliances, keeping readers on the edge. The story navigates through the shadowy underworld, revealing the complexities of justice and the elusive nature of the "Angel." With a blend of suspense...
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An excellent crime novel which contains a cunning villain, love, revenge and locked room murder by the master of British thrillers. The hero John Lexman, is a mystery writer, like the author himself, and is married to a lovely woman who hides a secret. The Greek aristocrat, Remington Kara is stunningly handsome and immensely rich and he nurses an unrequited passion for Lexman's wife. When Lexman gets himself into financial problems with an Albanian...
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The Black Avons IV - Europe in the Melting Pot' is an adventure novel written by Edgar Wallace. The story begins with the narrator remarking that it is almost inconceivable that there should be in his family a Black Avon who was, for any reason whatsoever, an unpopular figure. They have for scores of generations been built in an heroic mold; a shining light of their time, and their memories have been hallowed by all who bear the narrator's last name....
15) The Green Pack
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The Green Pack is a murder mystery by Edgar Wallace. Wallace was a British crime writer, journalist and playwright. Excerpt: "A low, squat, once-white structure, it consisted of three bedrooms, a bathroom, and a dining-drawing-smoking-writing room, the French windows opening from which led onto a relatively cool and shady veranda. This was quite the most attractive part of the building, overlooking as it did the calm blue waters of the bay. Stretched...
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The Master of Ballantrae is a book by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, focusing upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745. The novel is presented as the memoir of one Ephraim Mackellar, steward of the Durrisdeer estate in Scotland. The novel opens in 1745, the year of the Jacobite Rising. When Bonnie Prince Charlie raises the banner of the Stuarts, the Durie family—the...
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The Cat Burglar and Other Stories' is a collection of short stories from various genres, written by a prolific British author named Edgar Wallace. Seven stories in total can be found inside this book's pages, featuring titles such as the following: 'Establishing Charles Bullivant', 'Sentimental Simpson', 'White Stocking'.
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The Black Avons I - How They Fared in the Time of the Tudors' is an adventure-drama novel written by Edgar Wallace. The story follows the narrator's life during the reign of the Tudors. He was born in the reign of the eighth Henry whom men called Bluff King Hal. The morning of his birth was the day when Anne Boleyn, who was mother of the great Elizabeth, was brought to the scaffold for her many wickednesses, and because of my father's admiration for...
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Captains of Souls' is a mystery novel written by Edgar Wallace. It revolves around a detective named Ambrose Sault. The author was a prolific British author and one of his publishers claimed that a quarter of all books in England were written by him. As well as journalism, Wallace wrote screen plays, poetry, historical non-fiction, 18 stage plays, 957 short stories and over 170 novels, 12 in 1929 alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace's...
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