This collection features some of the greatest fictional detectives ever, including: Sherlock Holmes, Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond, Father Brown, Morris Klaw, and Inspector Morse, amongst others. Reader Edward Hardwicke, who played Watson to Jeremy Brett's Holmes in the early 1990s, makes an ideal reader for the genre.
The unabridged stories here are:
"The Green Mamba" by Edgar Wallace
"The Poetical Policeman" by Edgar Wallace
"The Dying Detective" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"The Burglar" by Colin Dexter
"The Man in the Passage" by G.K. Chesterton
"The Assassins' Club" by C. Day Lewis writing as Nicholas Blake
"The Case of the Tragedles of the Greek Room" by Sax Rohmer
"Chimes" by Muriel Spark
KING KONG. His very name inspires awe, horror, and, for some of the greatest masters of contemporary science fiction, a strong affection. Find out why in this special collector's edition of the original 1932 novelization that includes commentary by seven masters of science fiction.
A millionaire is taken suddenly ill, and sensing his mortality, he asks his attorney to do him one last favor - to find and secretly watch over his missing niece, the daughter of his profligate deceased sister. This niece at the appropriate time would become heir to his millions. However, the millionaire is mysteriously murdered, stabbed to death in his sick bed. Oliva Cresswell, the unsuspecting niece, has been a cashier in a large West End store for five years when she meets a Mr. Beale, a self described wheat merchant, is attacked in her flat and rescued by this Mr. Beale, is offered a job as his confidential secretary, refuses him, is unexplainably sacked and finds herself in need of his offer. The mysteries multiply and deepen as the story proceeds.
The mysterious Four Just Men are wealthy Europeans who move easily in high society but, capable of convincing disguise and brilliant acting, are as likely to be found on the street corners of London as at the dinner tables of Paris and Rome. They are the ultimate vigilantes. Their job is to exact justice where governments and police are hamstrung. They work outside the law and set about their business with grim precision.
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The Four Just Men, in this second of Wallace's ingenious series of thrillers, pit themselves against The Red Hundred, an organisation dedicated to international anarchy, led by the charismatic, mysterious and beautiful assassin, the Woman of Gratz. As always, the avengers' methods are meticulously planned and ruthlessly executed.
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The Four Just Men, dedicated to ridding the world of unpunished criminals and profiteers, take their campaign into the treacherous, aristocratic world of gambling, horse-racing and high finance, where blackmail, poison and murder are commonplace. Working outside the law, the Four take it upon themselves to clean things up in their own way.
The enigmatic Mr Reeder investigates eight cases involving baffling burglary and blackmail, mendacious and merciless murderers, cruel convicts and convincing cons, using his criminal mind to solve these unusual and peculiar mysteries. A lot of his inquiries involve Margaret Belman, a very pretty and appealing young lady who lives nearby, and the detective finds himself more and more attracted towards this femme fatale. Surely these feelings cannot be mutual.. The stories in this collection are:The Poetical Policeman.- bank robbery and horticulture interleaved The Treasure Hunt. - an old lag swears revenge and an old Lord swears his innocence. The Troupe.-an international conman determines to pull off his biggest scam. Mr Reeder to the rescue!The Stealer of Marble.-madness, mayhem and murder most foul and all for money. Sheer Melodrama.-East and West meet in this confrontation of cultures .Mr Reeder discovers strong feelings run deep all over the world and even he is not impervious to them.The Green Mamba.-Mr Reeder proves himself a tough cookie who can play very dirty to protect himself and the people he serves.The Strange Case.-charity begins at home according to Willie Eiter but when domestic circumstances interfere with his plans murder is the only alternative.The Investors.-Mr Reeder and his lady friend find themselves in dire circumstances through a false investment scam. Can he rescue the situation, solve the case and declare his love? This time he might be out of his depth!
Major Milton is in the thick of defending a key line in the trenches of Flanders, playing the key role of commanding the various positions from his field telephone system. But his attention is distracted by another, greater battle which is being fought on the home front...
Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) had no equal in the realm of the pure "thriller." "The Man of the Night" is a classic example of Wallace's genius.
Stepping purposefully out of the dark shop, with a large sharp knife hidden under his coat, the wanted man met a stranger. But it was quite a different kind of stranger than he could have imagined... and what happens next is incomprehensible and inspiring.
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognized as one of the most prolific writers of his age.
The Mind-Readers is a classic detective story of a Scotland Yard detective determined to trap the master criminal who has just executed a remarkable and ingenious emerald heist. The only way to outwit the thief is going to be to read his mind.
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognized as one of the most prolific writers of his age.
"White Stockings" is a compelling and cleverly constructed story about a vengeful jilted lover with a gambling addiction, a racing tout, a gullible lover, a hairdresser and a wily old racehose owner... most of whom are hell-bent on double-crossing each other.
Una tierna comedia en la que el pobre protagonista masculino no se entera de nada. Menos mal que su novia piensa por los dos. Descubre, en este audiolibro dramatizado en español, cómo a veces lo mejor es hacerse el tonto... JJack Trevor está enamorado de Marjorie y quiere casarse con ella, pero gana un sueldo muy ajustado y ella es peluquera. Jack cree que no conseguirá nunca ahorrar lo suficiente para ofrecer a su prometida una buena vida...Lennox Maine es un típico "self made man" (hombre hecho a sí mismo), pero no tiene moral ni ética; su lema es: lo que cuenta es ganar, de la forma que sea y caiga quien caiga.Ser un "taut" es una profesión harto curiosa y poco usual, pero que parece puede dar pingües beneficios. Escucha este Audiolibro y te enterarás.
