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The day Clay Shelton is set to be hanged, he requests to speak with the inspector who arrested him, Arnold “Betcher” Long. He tells Long that the Gallows Hand will have its revenge. Assuming he is a dead man trying to delay the inevitable, Long ignores him. But when the judge who sentenced Shelton is murdered, he finally starts to take notice.

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.

When Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon receives a threatening, greenish-grey letter signed 'Four Just Men', he remains determined to see his Aliens Extradition Bill made law. A device in the members' smoke room and a sudden magnesium flash that could easily have been nitro-glycerin leave Scotland Yard baffled. Even Fleet Street cannot identify the illusive Manfred, Gonsalez, Pioccart, and Thery, the Four Just Men dedicated to punishing by death those whom conventional justice can not touch.

Es ist unmöglich, von Edgar Wallace nicht gefesselt zu sein. Jahrelang haben Reale und seine Kumpane Spieler am Roulettetisch ausgenommen - und nun soll alles umsonst sein? Der sterbende Reale macht sich einen letzten Spaß: die Gauner und die Erbin eines seiner Opfer sollen um das Geld wetteifern. Denn ohne das Passwort kommt keiner an das Geld, das bombensicher in seinem Safe eingeschlossen ist.

In The Just Men of Cordova, written in 1917, the Four move into the treacherous, aristocratic world of gambling, horse-racing and high finance. It seems that police services, even governments, have no power to control this world, where blackmail, poison and murder are commonplace. The Four, working outside the law, take it upon themselves to clean things up in their own way.

In his Four Just Men series, Edgar Wallace comes up with something different: the ‘villains’ are not necessarily bad people, and the pursuers of justice, the Four Just Men, as they call themselves, are acting outside the law. They argue that their actions are for the public good, and dispassionately eke the ultimate revenge — death — on their victims. In their turn, the Four Just Men are pursued by the police, but somehow remain our heroes.

Edgar Wallace’s classic vigilante detective series The Four Just Men – involving four wealthy and resourceful individuals determined to take the law into their own hands – has maintained its popularity for over a century In this, the opening volume, the mysterious Four Just Men punish by death those who are beyond the reach of the law. When Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon’s proposed Aliens Extradition Bill threatens the safety of a Spanish resistance leader, the men warn Sir Sir Philip that he must either withdraw the legislation, or face death.

The seemingly peaceful, prosperous community of Beverley Green is haunted. While certain inhabitants - the young Stella Nelson and her feckless painter-father Mr. Arthur Wilmot, who conducts a mysterious business in the City; the aristocratic Salter Boyden; and the retired businessman Merrivan - try to hide their pasts, it turns out that nothing stays secret for long. When, in this tense atmosphere, Mr. Merrivan is found murdered, the clues point to none other than Stella Nelson.

In The Melody of Death, Edgar Wallace weaves a gripping tale of mystery, romance, and deception beneath the gaslit skies of Edwardian London. When a daring jewel heist disrupts the city's elite, a mysterious masked figure intervenes, leaving behind more questions than answers. Gilbert Standerton, a young man tormented by financial anxiety and a cold engagement to the ambitious Edith Cathcart, finds his life entangled with a band of jewel thieves, a haunting street melody, and a string of crimes that unravel the very fabric of high society.

Set in the early 1900s England, the peace is disrupted by a series of mysterious murders, all victims succumbing to a suspicious snake bite. The malevolent Dr. Oberzohn, known for his sinister plots, has his eyes set on a forthcoming fortune slated to fall into the hands of a young maiden. Standing against him is a trio of vigilantes, the Three Just Men, ready to thwart his diabolical plans. Dive into this thrilling narrative as it unfolds a riveting conflict between good and evil. (Summary by Howard Skyman)

A wealthy man meets his end in a mysterious and seemingly impossible manner. The only lead for Journalist Tab Holland and Inspector Carver is an unusual new pin discovered near the crime scene. Join them as they unravel this intriguing mystery.

Dive into the murky underworld of 1920s London, where a shadowy figure known as the Squealer is betraying the citys criminals to the law, leaving chaos and death in his path. The plot thickens when Chief Inspector Barrabal of Scotland Yard narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. This thrilling narrative, filled with unexpected twists, leads to an explosive ending. Hailing from the golden era of detective fiction, Edgar Wallace, the author of over 170 novels including King Kong, is considered one of the most widely read writers of his time. More than 160 films are adaptations of his work. ...

Embark on a thrilling journey with our audacious female detective from New Scotland Yard as she tackles what initially seems to be a plain case of blackmail. However, it quickly unfolds into a riveting maze of intrigue. Full of unexpected characters, intricate plot twists, and edge-of-your-seat cliffhangers, Square Emerald offers an addictive and thrilling reading experience. (Summary by Anne Fletcher)

The Crimson Circle gang spreads fear by extortion and murder. Its members range from rich, powerful bankers to petty criminals, and none of them know each other. A beautiful young woman named Thalia Drummond appears to be involved in the gang too. But who is the leader of the gang, known only as The Crimson Circle? Chief Inspector Parr is on the case, as well as private detective Derrick Yale. - Summary by Anna Simon

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.

"In newspaper-land a dull lie is seldom detected, but an interesting exaggeration drives an unimaginative rival to hysterical denunciations." When a British politician pushes through a law that will allow political refugees to be sent back to their countries of origin, he becomes the target of the Four Just Men - a group of vigilantes who set out to the punish the people who consider themselves above the law.

A rollicking good tale about 4 men righting wrongs the courts did not do. These 4 act honorably by giving most of their targets a chance to escapee their form of vigilante justices. This case is about an English Cabinet minister set to expel refugees of principle from England to labor camps or execution in their despotic homelands.

An Industrial Society hires a secretary to invest their money. Then they learn just how much gold and silver is really worth.

Anthony Braid är en man med tvivelaktigt rykte som likväl tillhör en av de mest respekterade miljonärerna i staden. Han äger en tävlingshäst och hans största inkomstkälla kommer från börsen, framför allt diamanthandel. En dag får han skulden när ett oljebolag går bankrutt. Lord Frensham, som förlorat allt efter bankrutten, tar sitt liv. Braid hamnar i onåd samtidigt som de riktiga skurkarna håller på att komma undan. 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.

A stranger and foreigner arrives at the offices of a small publication in London only to be faced by the "editor" whose face is completely swathed in a veil. Nothing is as it seems, and it quickly becomes evident that both are bent on more than lively gossip about the elite. Blackmail and opportunism is the order of the day. When two men are found shot to death outside the door of Mr. Farrington the millionaire who just happens to live a few doors from T. B. Smith, the head of the secret police.