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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.
5) 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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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.
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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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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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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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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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A secret society takes deadly revenge on London law enforcement in this 1926 mystery novel by the pioneering crime author.
Inspector Arnold "Betcher" Long was the only man in London who could bring Clay Shelton to justice. Though the murderer and master forger threatened to get his revenge, his execution by hanging put a definitive end to the case. Or so everyone thought. When the judge who sentenced Shelton is murdered, Scotland Yard takes notice....
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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 Enchanted Castle is a country estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children – Gerald, James and Kathleen, who discover it while exploring during the school holidays. The lake, groves and marble statues, with white towers and turrets in the distance, make a fairy-tale setting, and then in the middle of the maze in the rose garden they find a sleeping fairy-tale princess. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous...
14) We Shall See!
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We Shall See!' is a detective novel written by Edgar Wallace. The story is about Alva, the mentally unbalanced wife of airline pilot Evan Collins, who wants her husband to leave his job. However, she is tragically killed when someone throws a hive of bees into her bedroom. Police deduce that whoever was responsible knew that Alva was allergic to the insects. Each member of the household, both relatives and staff, comes under suspicion, as her psychotic...
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"The Standard History of the War, Vol. I" is the first volume of the four-part book on the events of the Second Boer War. It was written by Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace, an English writer who then was a war correspondent in Africa. Being the witness of war horrors, he wrote several articles on the Boer War, which later inspired him to compile a detailed work on the events of that time.
16) The Steward
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The Steward' is a collection of short stories written by Edgar Wallace. Nine titles in total can be found inside this book, all from various genres. Featured titles include 'The Ghost of John Holling', 'The Little Baroness', and 'Solo and the Lady'.
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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...
18) Grey Timothy
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Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man" is born from his need to defend social mutiny and it posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people. Using these points as a base Paine defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's attack in Reflections on the Revolution in France. Paine argues that the interests of the monarch and his people are united, and insists that the French...
19) 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 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....
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