Böcker av Edgar Wallace

När Jim Steele får reda på att hans älskade Eunice ska börja arbeta hemma hos Jane Groat och hennes son, den obehaglige och elake Digby, blir han bekymrad. Jane kommer snart ärva en förmögenhet från sin bror, till följd av sin brorsdotters mystiska försvinnande för nästan 20 år sedan. Om det däremot skulle visa sig att Dorothy lever ärver hon allt istället. Jim är säker på att det är något som inte stämmer och fast besluten om att lista ut vad.Jims skepticism finner snabbt grund. Under sin första natt hemma hos familjen får Eunice en hemlig besökare mitt i natten som råder henne att fly så snabbt som möjligt. Som signatur lämnar besökaren ett avtryck av en blå hand. Vem försöker varna Eunice? Kan Jim hitta Dorothy? Lever hon ens? Och vad har De Tretton Ligorna att göra med saken?Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) var en brittisk deckarförfattare och är ansedd som en av de mest inflytelserika personerna inom deckargenren. Han skrev totalt 175 kriminalromaner och deltog även i skapandet av manuset till filmen King Kong (1933).

The Melody of Death (1915) is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace. Written at the height of Wallace''s career as one of England''s leading popular fiction writers, The Melody of Death showcases his effective narrative style and innate sense of the strange in everyday life. Like many of Wallace''s stories and novels, The Melody of Death was adapted into a silent film in 1922 by Stoll Pictures. The year is 1911. Night has fallen in London, and two skilled safecrackers enter a diamond merchant''s office after receiving a tip about a recent delivery. As they work the safe in silence, the pair become aware of a presence behind them. Turning, they find a masked man pointing a gun in their direction. Strangely, however, he wants nothing more than to watch them, to learn their methods for his own unspecified purposes. Meanwhile, Gilbert Standerton discovers, on the day of his wedding, no less, that his new wife Edith has married him for his money alone, and that she has been encouraged by her meddling mother to do so. Disillusioned, disheartened, and filled with rage, Gilbert hears the opening strains of the melancholy "Melody in F," a strange song that never fails to send him into an even stranger state of emotion. As the story unfolds, and as Gilbert becomes increasingly distant, a life in business becomes a life of crime, revealing the dual nature of one disturbed, desperate man. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Edgar Wallace''s The Melody of Death is a classic work of crime fiction reimagined for modern readers.

When Malcolm Hay, a young British engineer, is sent to work for a Ukrainian-English oil company right before the first World War, he becomes a unique spectator of the political tensions of the time. After he befriends Kensky, a wealthy, elderly, Jewish-Russian man, and Grand-Duchess Irene Yaroslav, his life is changed by the gift Kensky has entrusted him with The Book of All-Power. The book, which is said to be able to make any man do the holder's bidding and holds the secret to total power, is sought after by many, but few would suspect the engineer to have it in his possession. Years later Malcolm finds himself back in Russia, where he reconnects with old acquaintances, each finding themselves trapped in the country and enemies to the state. After her old butler gains prominence in the Russian Revolution, Irene is kept as his servant. Meanwhile, Malcolm is kept as a prisoner, accused of being an enemy to the revolution. With the help of a mutual friend and American gangster, Cherry Bim, and brandishing the all-powerful book, can Malcolm and Irene escape their imprisonment, and flee from Russia before it's too late? This high-stakes thriller joins the impressive and respected catalog of Edgar Wallace, taking readers on an adventure. With the compelling characters, powerful artifact, and exciting setting, The Book of All Power is sure to keep readers engaged until the very last word. Wallace is considered to be one of the greats of 19th science fiction and crime thriller genre, and defends his title by embellishing The Book of All Power with twists and unique perspectives on the fall of the Russian autocracy. Partnered with a new eye-catching design, The Book of All Power captures its audience and treats them to a modern and accessible manuscript that brings the legendary author, Edgar Wallace, into the 21st century.

Ett hotfullt brev, signerat Fyra Rättvisa Män, landar på utrikesminister Philip Ramons bord. Ministern har inga planer på att låta ett skriftligt hot stoppa honom. Hans hjärtefråga, en ny lag om utlämnandet av främlingar, är på god väg att bli verklighet. Men det dröjer inte länge förrän obehagliga saker börjar hända. En mystisk apparat dyker upp i rökrummet och en plötslig blixt, misstänkt lik ljuset från en explosion, lämnar polisen handfallen. Vad är det egentligen som pågår? De fyra rättvisa männen verkar inte sky några medel i sin jakt på vedergällning. Inte ens om det så ska kosta någon livet ... De fyra rättvisa männen är Edgar Wallaces debutroman och den första delen i en deckarserie med samma namn. Boken har blivit både stumfilm, film och tv-serie i Storbritannien. Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) var en brittisk deckarförfattare och är ansedd som en av de mest inflytelserika personerna inom deckargenren. Han skrev totalt 175 kriminalromaner och deltog även i skapandet av manuset till filmen King Kong (1933).

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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 - 10 February 1932) was an English writer. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War, for Reuters and the Daily Mail. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London, and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books including The Four Just Men (1905). Drawing on his time as a reporter in the Congo, covering the Belgian atrocities, Wallace serialised short stories in magazines such as The Windsor Magazine and later published collections such as Sanders of the River (1911). In 1931 he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a script writer for RKO. He died suddenly from undiagnosed diabetes, during the initial drafting of King Kong (1933). Wallace was such a prolific writer that one of his publishers claimed that a quarter of all books in England were written by him.

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 - 10 February 1932) was an English writer. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War, for Reuters and the Daily Mail. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London, and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books including The Four Just Men (1905). Drawing on his time as a reporter in the Congo, covering the Belgian atrocities, Wallace serialised short stories in magazines such as The Windsor Magazine and later published collections such as Sanders of the River (1911). In 1931 he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a script writer for RKO. He died suddenly from undiagnosed diabetes, during the initial drafting of King Kong (1933). Wallace was such a prolific writer that one of his publishers claimed that a quarter of all books in England were written by him.

James Morlake bor i en lyxig lägenhet på Bond Street i London. Han tillhör samhällets toppskikt och är mycket rik. Det går rykten om att hans förmögenhet är så stor att han kan leva på räntan ... Inget bankvalv eller kassaskåp är säkert i hans närvaro. Det är många som vet om denna svartklädda gentlemans dubbelliv, men ingen vågar säga något ...Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) var en brittisk författare av kriminalromaner. Under sin livstid skrev han inte mindre än 175 detektivromaner och 15 skådespel. Många av hans kriminalromaner har filmatiserats.

När finansmannen Anthony Braid anar oegentligheter på börsen gör han ett besök hos en gammal bekant, nämligen bolagsdirektören Lord Frensham. Aktierna för Lulanga Oils tycks sjunka allt lägre och Braid misstänker att direktörens egen brorson är den skyldige. Brorsonen själv, en Mr. Julian Reef, hyser ett innerligt hat för Braid och smider planer för att hämnas anklagelserna. Hur svårt kan det vara att sätta dit någon som går under smeknamnet "Ålen"?Efter en tids nedgång är oljebolaget bortom räddning och Lord Frenshams personliga konkurs ett faktum. När han sedermera tar sitt eget liv trappas situationen bakom kulisserna upp och bedragarna gör allt för att lägga över skulden på någon annan. Plötsligt står Braid mitt i skottgluggen - hur ska han ta sig ur det här? Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) var en brittisk deckarförfattare och anses ofta vara en av de mest inflytelserika personerna inom deckargenren. Han skrev totalt 175 kriminalromaner och deltog även i skapandet av manuset till filmen King Kong (1933).

Efter att ha avtjänat ett fängelsestraff besöker John Gray en gammal vän, Peter Kane, vars dotter ska gifta sig. Snabbt anar han ugglor i mossen. Friaren är inte den han utger sig för att vara. Och hur kommer det sig att Kane går med på ett möte med polismördaren Emanuel Legg på sin dotters bröllopsdag?Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) var en brittisk deckarförfattare. Med uppemot 175 utgivna titlar räknas han som en av de mest produktiva brittiska författarna genom tiderna. Han var den första brittiska deckarförfattaren som använde en polis som huvudperson istället för en amatördetektiv. Han var även med och skrev filmmanuset till King Kong (1933).

London är i skräck. Scotland Yard jagar ledaren för den kriminell organisationen Grodorna, en person som ingen någonsin sett men som går under namnet Grodan med masken. En person lyckas hitta ledaren, men priset han får betala blir högt …Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) var en brittisk författare av kriminalromaner. Under sin livstid skrev han inte mindre än 175 detektivromaner och 15 skådespel. Många av hans kriminalromaner har filmatiserats.