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The Just Men of Cordova is a 1917 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875 - February 10, 1932) was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his novels. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong, writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime. (wikipedia.org) "The Just Men Of Cordova" novel belongs to the Four Just Men series. In this novel the four men take it upon themselves to kill for the greater cause of justice-in theory, those who are "beyond the law" like government figures, lawmakers, and other figures powerful enough to thwart justice. The just men consider themselves patriots and defenders of law and order who must act to protect society.

It's the ultimate plot to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. But when a criminal mastermind finds Scotland Yard detectives sniffing around his tracks, things become far from easy.Hope Joyner, ward of a Mr. Hallet whom she has never met, is in love with Sir Richard Hallowell. Diana Montague, who was once engaged to Sir Richard, now keeps very dubious company - Sir Richard's brother Graham for one. He has just been released from prison. Since Graham has been away Diana has acquired money, and she is now Press Secretary for the Prince of Kishlastan, who according to Colly Warrington, is totally besotted with her... Edgar Wallace has woven a story that is distinctly superior to the general run of mystery yarns.

The Melody of Death is a novel about a young man who starts behaving strangely upon hearing a certain melody. The smashing of the great jewel safe of Gilderheim, Pascoe and Company was plainly the work of skilled professionals. At nine-forty in the evening Gilderheim, after classifying the stones, had locked 60,000 worth of diamonds in the safe. But in spite of the precautions taken against cracksmen, when the office was opened the following morning it was found that the safe had been forced and that valuable contents were missing. Gilbert Standerton, nephew of irascible old General Standerton, might have cleared up the matter by telling what he knew of the affair to the police. For reasons of his own he preferred not to, and for even better reasons George Wallis, a criminal well-known to Scotland Yard, kept his knowledge of the affair secret. And then begins a long series of extraordinary crimes, so baffling that they defy detection until, in a startling manner, the dual mystery is unexpectedly solved.

Terror Keep is an exceptionally effective and thoroughly entertaining thriller, featuring perhaps the most memorable of all Wallace's heroes, Mr. J. G. Reeder. Reeder is at pains to point out that he is not a detective, which is technically true. He is not a policeman, and has no power to arrest suspects. He works as an investigator of banking crime, particularly forgery. This time detective JG Reeder and his attractive secretary, Margaret Belman, almost suffered the wrath of John Flack, an unusual villain who pairs maniacal insanity with genius. Detective and criminal are well matched and the reader is kept in the dark about the outcome of this deadly duel for a long time.

From the prolific British author, Edgar Wallace, comes The Dark Eyes of London, a crime novel that has inspired two international films. During his lifetime, Wallace wrote over 900 short stories, over 170 novels, and 18 stage plays. While many of his thrilling tales have left a mark on cinematography, Wallace is most well known for writing "King Kong," which became hugely popular and is now considered a classic film. Wallace's work has reached into the far corners of the world and in some places, his novels are still favored by fans of the classics. In The Dark Eyes of London, published in 1924 and adapted into film first in 1939, readers follow Inspector Holt as he dives deep into a murder mystery. Inspector Holt of the Scotland Yard is planning a visit to Monte Carlo when Holt is called back to work. He's thrown on the case of Mr. Gordon Stuart, a man drowned in what seems to be suspicious circumstances. A Holt investigates, he discovers that there's been a series of deaths all involving wealthy men in London, and soon he sees the connections between them. Of course, attempting to solve a mystery such as this means danger awaits-and maybe a little romance, too. Wallace's The Dark Eyes of London is a grimy story of the darkness that lurks in London, complete with a melodramatic mystery and a thrilling romance.

The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder is a collection of short stories by the English crime writer Edgar Wallace, published in 1925. The stories, which concern a former police officer working for the Director of Public Prosecutions, are: The Poetical PolicemanThe Treasure HuntThe TroupeThe Stealer of MarbleSheer MelodramaThe Green MambaThe Strange CaseThe Investors

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