Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was a British writer.
John Edgar Wideman is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the African-American experience.
The Four Just Men is a detective thriller published in 1905 by the British writer Edgar Wallace. The eponymous "Just Men" appear in several sequels.
Bryan Edgar Wallace (1904–1971) was a British writer. The son of the writer Edgar Wallace, Bryan was also a writer of crime and mystery novels which were very similar in style to those of his father. He was named after the American politician William Jennings Bryan who his father encountered during a trip to North America.
Angel Esquire is a 1908 crime mystery novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. The wealthy owner of a gambling establishment leaves his money to whichever of his potential heirs can solve a complex puzzle. The title comes from the Scotland Yard detective Christopher Angel, who becomes involved with the case.
The Man Who Bought London is a 1915 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It was originally published as a magazine serialisation.
The Melody of Death is a 1915 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Believing that he is suffering from a fatal illness a newly-married man begins to commit a series of crimes to make sure his wife will be provided for after his death.
The Tomb of Ts'in is a 1916 adventure novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Some passages of the plot appear to copy word-for-word his earlier story Captain Tatham (1909). It is suggested that Wallace's embarrassment about recycling his work led to buying up most of the copies later, although the shortage of available copies may have to do with the fact that very few were originally printed by the publishers Ward Lock due to wartime shortages.
The Fourth Plague is a 1913 thriller novel by British writer Edgar Wallace.
Grey Timothy is a 1913 sports thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Brian Pallard, an Australian gambler arrives in Britain clashes with a rival English aristocrat at the racetrack.
Private Selby is a 1912 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It was one of a number of books and plays written before the First World War about the dangers of a future German invasion of Britain. The hero Dick Selby had first appeared in a serial in the Sunday Journal in 1909 and was modelled on Wallace himself.
Those Folk of Bulboro is a 1918 novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It is likely it was written before the First World War, possibly even as early as 1908, and that Wallace produced the old manuscript to fulfil his contract with his publishers Ward Lock.
Barbara on Her Own is a 1926 mystery novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.
Captain Tatham of Tatham Island, sometimes shortened to Captain Tatham, is a 1909 adventure novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It is not told in a straight linear narrative, as with most Wallace novels, but instead consists of a series of witness statements by various characters involved. In subsequent rereleases its title was changed first to The Island of Galloping Gold and then Eve's Island.
The Nine Bears is a 1910 British thriller novel by Edgar Wallace. It was originally written in serial form before being published as a novel. After signing a contract with American firm Dodd Mead, Wallace provided them with what effectively an extended version of this story with the villain's name changed to Poltavo, which was published by them as The Other Man. It was the first in a series of books featuring Wallace's fictional Scotland Yard detective Elk, whose rank varies during the series. It is also known by the alternative title The Cheaters.
The Secret House is a 1917 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It featured the return of several characters who had appeared in his earlier work The Nine Bears.
Jack O'Judgment is a 1920 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It features a vigilante who takes action against a gang of blackmailers, using a mysterious identity and leaving the Jack of Clubs as a calling card.
The Daffodil Mystery is a 1920 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It features the detective Jack Tarling and his Chinese assistant Ling Chu.
The Book of All Power is a 1921 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It is an adventure story set around the time of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Mr. Justice Maxell is a 1922 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Like several of his books it is partly set in Morocco, where Wallace had previously worked as journalist.
