Edgar Wallace Books in Order

Young job seeker Mirabelle Leicester arrives in London and takes employment with the mysterious Dr. Oberzohn. Strange deaths and the activities of vigilantes known as the Three Just Men draw her toward a dangerous criminal situation.

An ex-convict enjoys success at gambling, but the prospect of murder shadows his winnings. This crime novel follows his involvement in a world where financial good fortune brings him close to dangerous people and schemes.

A money transport vanishes despite its armed police escort, and J. G. Reeder suspects escaped criminal John Flack. Following the trail to a clifftop house places Reeder and the woman he loves in danger.

Scotland Yard's Surefoot Smith investigates when petty thief Tom Tickler is found dead in a taxi with money in his pocket. The puzzling circumstances lead him toward a mysterious businessman and a wider criminal investigation.

Commissioner Sanders attempts to maintain peace with Hamilton, the troublesome Bones and watchful ruler Bosambo. These African adventure stories involve claims of miracles, religious disputes and missing disease samples that threaten the territories under their administration.

Inspector Jack Danton investigates anonymous malicious letters and thefts involving wealthy young women in this collection's title story. The accompanying tales explore crime and deception among people whose social position provides little guarantee of honesty.

A stabbing in London's Tidal Basin raises questions about a feared killer and another mysterious criminal called White Face. Superintendent Mason investigates the connection, using his distinctive questioning methods to pursue answers in the waterfront district.

Chicago gang boss Tony Perelli treats both his followers and lovers as disposable. As widow Minn Lee learns more about his treachery, her plans for revenge threaten the control he maintains through violence and intimidation.

After a manor house burns, its owner and guests move into a Surrey roadhouse where old criminal acquaintances meet. Theft, strange visitors and returning stolen valuables complicate the situation before competing interests lead to murder.

Charles Pearce combines musical talent and charm with burglary, murder and unusual physical strength. His attraction for women complicates the disturbing picture he presents, leaving a mystery that requires someone to look beyond his contradictory reputation.

Would-be burglar Larry O'Ryan develops an unexpected friendship with J. G. Reeder after being caught. A young woman's rescue, missing gold bullion and bank fraud provide the mysteries facing Reeder in these returning adventures.

Three cases follow the apparently unassuming J. G. Reeder as he investigates fraud and murder. In the title story, a recluse's violent death and playing-card clues lead him toward tangled relationships involving a bank clerk and a frightened woman.

An aristocratic young man becomes a police sergeant in this collection of crime stories. His work brings him into contact with poverty, racial prejudice and women's restricted circumstances, while exposing failings among people protected by wealth.

Inspector Tanner investigates a murder at the Lebanon family's ancestral home, where servants behave strangely and the family doctor holds unusual power. Frightened secretary Isla fears for her life as the household resists questions about its secrets.

Inspector Tanner investigates a murder at the Lebanon family's ancestral home, where servants behave strangely and the family doctor holds unusual power. Frightened secretary Isla fears for her life as the household resists questions about its secrets.

J. G. Reeder forms an unlikely friendship with burglar Larry O'Ryan after catching him. These stories involve a millionaire's daughter, missing gold bullion and bank fraud that test Reeder's ability to think like a criminal.

Rival Chicago gangs bring extortion and murder to London, demanding payments from wealthy men. Chicago detective Jiggs Allermain suspects an alliance between them before violence reaches the House of Commons and the threat becomes still more public.

A filmmaking expedition brings actress Ann Darrow to a remote island inhabited by the giant gorilla Kong. His fascination with her draws the visitors into an encounter between human ambition and a powerful creature they cannot easily control.

Three men wronged by wealthy Louis Creet make a deadly agreement using a green pack of cards. When Creet is murdered, the identity of his killer becomes the central mystery in a story of vengeance and competing loyalties.

This collection brings together eleven short stories, including Fighting Snub Reilly, Circumstantial Evidence and A Tryst with Ghosts. It gathers Wallace’s shorter fiction in an American selection whose contents differ from the British volume bearing the same title.

Wallace’s comic short fiction takes center stage in a collection including Jimmy’s Brother, Sentimental Simpson and Chubb of the Slipper. These humorous stories offer another side of a writer better known for crime and adventure narratives.

In a reckless moment, a man agrees to deliberately lose an important horse race. This racing thriller follows the consequences of that decision as an impulsive promise threatens his position and leaves him struggling with what comes next.

British intelligence agent Bill Tern searches for a missing suitcase another agent was trying to bring out of Europe. Its contents are a powerful bomb, turning the investigation into a race against the threat of international blackmail.

After years of unsatisfying work, former soldier Anthony Newton turns to robbery on his own terms. These twelve stories follow his schemes against wealthy targets, with deception, threats, and narrow escapes complicating his attempts to make a living.

James Morlake's fashionable London life conceals activities that terrify the city's bankers. With his servant Mahmet undertaking secret nighttime errands, the mystery follows a gentleman whose hidden skills and motives make appearances difficult to trust.

This poetry collection takes its title from a verse about the failed Jameson Raid. Alongside that account, poems previously printed in the Owl reflect Wallace's early engagement with the political events surrounding his life in South Africa.

Twenty stories follow Anthony, known as the Mixer, and his companions Paul and Sandy through schemes involving gamblers, financiers, and criminals. Their encounters bring confidence tricks, detective work, and risky opportunities to turn other people's dishonesty against them.

Wallace’s detectives and criminals return in stories featuring the Sooper, Angel Esquire, the Brigand and the Ringer. Confidence tricks, forgery, blackmail and murder drive a selection that moves from transatlantic liners to the streets of Notting Hill.

Fifteen strange short stories bring together works including The Devil Light, The Poisoners and The Day the World Stopped. This collection gathers Wallace’s unsettling fiction, ranging across the mysterious and fantastic rather than a single continuing case.

Mysterious tramps, gangsters, and corrupt members of Britain's upper class become entangled with a young woman. Treachery and attempted killings complicate the mystery, leaving apparently respectable people as difficult to trust as those living outside society.

This illustrated account follows the creation of Britain's volunteer army during the First World War. Wallace describes recruits' first days, specialist training, and the Territorial forces' response, showing the work required to turn civilians into soldiers.

Private Smithy and his fellow soldiers navigate officers, barrack rules, letters, and everyday army life in this collection of comic stories. Their conversations and mishaps expose the gap between military discipline and the habits of the men expected to obey.

Twelve short stories explore murder, mystery and mayhem beyond Wallace’s novels. Gathered together as a collection for the first time, these tales include The Vampire of Wembley and present another selection of his extensive shorter fiction.