Audiobooks by Edgar Wallace

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. In the rain-slicked shadows of a remote asylum known only as Terror Keep, master detective J. G. Reeder faces one of his most chilling adversaries yet: the brilliant and remorseless John Flack. As whispers of madness swirl through stone corridors and lanterns flicker against barred windows, Reeder must unravel a web of deception that blurs the line between criminal genius and calculated insanity. Edgar Wallace’s Terror Keep is a psychological crime thriller steeped in atmosphere and intellectual tension. With Gothic undertones and razor-sharp dialogue, the novel explores the dark interplay of logic and fear, restraint and chaos. Reeder’s unassuming appearance conceals a penetrating mind as he follows clues through fog-shrouded grounds and locked rooms, confronting a nemesis who thrives in moral shadows. Perfect for fans of cerebral mysteries and sinister suspense, this audiobook offers a haunting descent into manipulation, justice, and the eerie silence between predator and prey."

Edgar Wallace (Author), Digital Voice Andrew E (Narrator)

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The Duke in the Suburbs

"A real duke moves into a quiet middle-class neighborhood, and the residents of suburban south London are baffled. He is polite, curious, and full of surprises. His presence turns their carefully ordered world upside down. With each visit and every interaction, the Duke challenges their ideas of status, respectability, and social norms. Small dramas unfold behind garden fences. Gossip spreads quickly. Manners are tested. This is a sharp, witty social comedy about class, ambition, and the ridiculous ways people try to impress one another. Edgar Wallace offers a light-hearted yet pointed look at suburban life in early 20th-century England. Perfect for readers who enjoy British humor, social satire, and comedies of manners."

Edgar Wallace (Author), Nicky Rebelo (Narrator)

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Edgar Wallace: A Classic BBC Radio Crime Collection: Four Full-cast Dramatisations

"A collection of the surviving radio crime dramas from ‘The King of Thrillers’ Edgar Wallace was a bestselling author, journalist, playwright and film director, and the creator of King Kong. A prolific writer and celebrity superstar, he was thought to be responsible for a quarter of all new books read in Britain by the late 1920s. Presented here are full-cast adaptations of four of his classic crime novels, readings of four short detective stories, and a vintage recording of Wallace reading one of his own stories. Tying them all together is linking commentary from Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?, a documentary celebration of his life and work presented by crime writer Mark Billingham. The Ringer – Seeking revenge for his sister’s death, vigilante and master of disguise ‘The Ringer’ returns from the dead to target shady lawyer Herbert Meister. Can Scotland Yard catch the legendary assassin before he exacts his vengeance? David Davis and Alexander John star in this tense thriller. The Mind of Mr JG Reeder – Unassuming civil servant Mr JG Reeder has the mind of a criminal, which he uses to solve four baffling mysteries in 1920s London. ‘The Poetical Policeman’ sees him tackling a bank robbery and a nightwatchman's death; ‘The Troupe’ finds him probing a jewellery fraud with a theatrical link; in ‘The Green Mamba’ he thwarts a notorious villain, and in ‘The Strange Case’, he sets out to uncover the truth behind the death of a government minister. Read by David Horovitch. On the Spot – Set in 1920s Chicago during Prohibition, Edgar Wallace’s most famous play centres around Tony Perelli, a gangland boss who loads ‘his women with jewels and the coffins of his enemies with orchids’. But Chief of Police John Kelly is after him, determined to see him hang for murder… Starring Peter Woodthorpe as Perelli and Trevor Martin as Kelly. The Man in the Ditch – A vintage recording from 1928 of Edgar Wallace reading his own short story of murder, intrigue and gangland vengeance. The Case of the Frightened Lady – The ancestral home of Lord Lebanon, Mark’s Priory, is the scene of two murders. Inspector Tanner goes down to investigate and is confronted by a terrified young woman… Starring Simon Lack, Lewis Stringer, William Eedle and Valerie White. The Green Pack – West Africa, 1931. When wealthy investor Louis Creet cheats three young explorers out of their rightful share in the goldmine they discovered, they make a deadly pact. Soon after, he is found shot – but did one of them really murder him? David Timson, Paul Gaymon, Peter Egan and Francis de Wolff star. NB: These stories are set in the 1920s and 1930s, and contain some discriminatory language and attitudes that were perhaps typical of the time. Due to the age and off-air nature of the recordings, the sound quality may vary. Copyright © Edgar Wallace 1925 (The Mind of Mr JG Reeder), 1929 (The Ringer), 1930 (On the Spot), 1931 (The Case of the Frightened Lady), 1933 (The Green Pack) © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Edgar Wallace (Author), Alexander John, David Davis, David Horovitch, David Timson, Francis de Wolff, Full Cast, Mark Billingham, Peter Egan, Peter Woodthorpe, Simon Lack, Trevor Martin, William Eedle (Narrator)

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[German] - Edgar Wallace, Folge 8: Im Banne des Unheimlichen (ungekürzt)

"Der skrupellose Arzt Dr. Joshua Laffin wittert die Gelegenheit, aus dem Geheimbund 'Die stolzen Söhne von Ragusa' unermesslich viel Kapital zu schlagen. Dafür scheint ihm jedes Mittel recht. Aber warum zwingt er seine Ziehtochter Betty, sich in einem Schaufenster begaffen zu lassen? Was hat es mit den Prioren des Bundes auf sich? Und worum geht es wirklich? Reporter Bill Holbrook und Inspector Bullott versuchen, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen - mit Hilfe aus zwielichtigen Kreisen ... Original-Titel: Hand of Power (1927)"

Edgar Wallace, Markus Riese (Author), Björn Boresch, Christoph Jablonka, Erik Schäffler, Farina Flebbe, Florian Quanz, Frank Röth, Helmut Zierl, Horst Peter Walz, Kornelia Boje, Marcus Off, Markus Riese, Matthias Wiebalck, Patrick L. Schmitz, Stefan Szász, Sven Schreivogel (Narrator)

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The Treasure Hunt

Edgar Wallace (Author), Mark Bowen (Narrator)

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The Green Mamba

Edgar Wallace (Author), Mark Bowen (Narrator)

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Agent Heine: The Man from the Stars, by Edgar Wallace: narrated by Michael Henrik Wynn

"Today, Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932) is mostly remembered for his role in the creation of King Kong. However, he was an extremely prolific writer, and is still on the list of the best selling fiction writers of all time. During the First World War, he entertained British readers with satirical first person narratives about a completely inept German agent called Heine. The following story was first published in Thomson's Weekly News, Dundee, Scotland, Feb 16, 1918. The story is narrated by Michael Henrik Wynn, the editor of the educational net radio stream Historyradio.org."

Edgar Wallace (Author), Michael Henrik Wynn (Narrator)

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[German] - Edgar Wallace, Folge 7: Die gelbe Schlange

"Stephen Narth steht das Wasser bis zum Hals. Wenn er nicht in kürzester Zeit 50.000 Pfund auftreibt, ist seine Firma am Ende. Hoffnung keimt auf, als ein Testament ihm Reichtum verspricht, wenn er eine nahe Verwandte zur Ehe mit einem Unbekannten zwingt. Da taucht plötzlich der geheimnisvolle Grahame St. Clay auf - ein Chinese, der die benötigte Summe überraschend schnell bereitstellt. Narth ist jedoch nicht klar, dass er einen sehr hohen Preis dafür wird bezahlen müssen ... Original-Titel: The Yellow Snake (1926)"

Edgar Wallace, Markus Riese (Author), Erik Schäffler, Frank Röth, Helmut Zierl, Horst Peter Walz, Maria Wardzinska, Markus Riese, Mathias Renneisen, Patrick L. Schmitz, Philip Bösand, Sascha Rotermund, Tanja Kübler (Narrator)

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[Polish] - Gabinet nr 13

"Johnny Gray po prawie 2 latach opuszcza więzienie, do którego trafił za sprawą Wielkiego Drukarza - enigmatycznej postaci, którą zna zaledwie kilka osób, a poszukuje policja i banki w całej Europie. Po powrocie Johnny kieruje pierwsze kroki do domu swojego przyjaciela Piotra Kane'a, którego córka Marney jest miłością jego życia. Niestety, zjawia się zbyt późno... Marney właśnie tego dnia została żoną majora Forda, który w rzeczywistości jest synem Emanuela Lege'a - największego wroga jej ojca. Tylko Johny domyśla się, że ślub jest częścią misternie zaplanowanej zemsty na Piotrze i zrobi wszystko, aby temu zapobiec. Pomoże mu w tym tajemniczy pan Reeder."

Edgar Wallace (Author), Artur Ziajkiewicz (Narrator)

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King Kong

"Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born on the 1st April 1875 in Greenwich, London. Leaving school at 12 because of truancy, by the age of fifteen he had experience; selling newspapers, as a worker in a rubber factory, as a shoe shop assistant, as a milk delivery boy and as a ship’s cook. By 1894 he was engaged but broke it off to join the Infantry being posted to South Africa. He also changed his name to Edgar Wallace which he took from Lew Wallace, the author of Ben-Hur. In Cape Town in 1898 he met Rudyard Kipling and was inspired to begin writing. His first collection of ballads, The Mission that Failed! was enough of a success that in 1899 he paid his way out of the armed forces in order to turn to writing full time. By 1904 he had completed his first thriller, The Four Just Men. Since nobody would publish it he resorted to setting up his own publishing company which he called Tallis Press. In 1911 his Congolese stories were published in a collection called Sanders of the River, which became a bestseller. He also started his own racing papers, Bibury’s and R. E. Walton’s Weekly, eventually buying his own racehorses and losing thousands gambling. A life of exceptionally high income was also mirrored with exceptionally large spending and debts. Wallace now began to take his career as a fiction writer more seriously, signing with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921. He was marketed as the ‘King of Thrillers’ and they gave him the trademark image of a trilby, a cigarette holder and a yellow Rolls Royce. He was truly prolific, capable not only of producing a 70,000 word novel in three days but of doing three novels in a row in such a manner. It was in, estimating that by 1928 one in four books being read was written by Wallace, for alongside his famous thrillers he wrote variously in other genres, including science fiction, non-fiction accounts of WWI which amounted to ten volumes and screen plays. Eventually he would reach the remarkable total of 170 novels, 18 stage plays and 957 short stories.Wallace became chairman of the Press Club which to this day holds an annual Edgar Wallace Award, rewarding ‘excellence in writing’. Diagnosed with diabetes his health deteriorated and he soon entered a coma and died of his condition and double pneumonia on the 7th of February 1932 in North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills. He was buried near his home in England at Chalklands, Bourne End, in Buckinghamshire."

Edgar Wallace (Author), Robert Maskell (Narrator)

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The Clue of the Twisted Candle: A False Accusation

"Wallace, a master British storyteller, creates a fascinating tale. It tells of the fictional mystery author, John Lexdale, who is caught in a plot concocted by an unscrupulous millionaire. The fictional author is entrapped in the strange circumstances, becomes charged with murder and sentenced to prison. At one point he is told his wife has been killed and pledges revenge. He has a Scotland Yard friend, Commisioner T. X. Meredith, who is summoned to combat the highly unusual case. Referred to only by his initials, T. X. manages to thwart the culprit, who winds up being killed himself. The highly unusual aspects will keep you bewildered as you listen and become spellbound."

Edgar Wallace (Author), John Rayburn (Narrator)

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[German] - Edgar Wallace - Der Krimi-Klassiker in neuer Hörspielfassung, Folge 6: Die blaue Hand

"Kaum hat Eunice Weldon ihre Anstellung als Sekretärin im Hause von Mrs. Groat angetreten, gerät ihr Leben in Aufruhr. Ein nächtlicher Eindringling hinterlässt ihr eine mysteriöse Karte mit einem blauen Handabdruck und der Warnung, sie solle das Haus sofort wieder verlassen. In einem Labyrinth aus versteckten Andeutungen, geheimnisvollen Hinweisen und düsteren Drohungen stellen sich viele Fragen: Welche Gefahr droht Eunice, und wer wird letztendlich das Rätsel um die blaue Hand lösen?"

Edgar Wallace, Florian Hilleberg (Author), Adelheid Kleineidam, Agnes Hilpert, Alexis Kara, Cindy Walther, Gaby Blum, Horst Peter Walz, Jannik Endemann, Jürgen Bittrich, Klaus Krückemeyer, Kornelia Boje (Narrator)

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