Edgar Wallace

The river of stars presents a layered narrative that blends colonial ambition, deception, and the seduction of treasure into a high-stakes pursuit. At its core lies the legend of a vanished African diamond mine whose mystery continues to provoke obsession and risk. The story opens with the haunting legacy of a failed expedition, leaving behind only fearsome tales and a single unhinged survivor. From this grim past emerges a new generation drawn into its shadows. A recently freed convict, sharp-witted and socially agile, maneuvers between the criminal underground and the world of financiers and heirs entangled in the tale. His charm and calculation make him both dangerous and appealing as he becomes central to unraveling the mine s secrets. The narrative paints a vivid portrait of social contrasts London s streets echo with schemes and suspicions as new alliances form and break. Each character s motive, whether greed, guilt, or redemption, deepens the tension. As clues to the lost map emerge, danger escalates. The story unfolds with urgency and cunning, exploring how past ambitions reverberate through deceit and discovery, where legends incite action, and integrity is often measured by survival rather than virtue.

Why is the lady so frightened? Everyone tried to conceal the truth but the Frightened Lady is unable to hide her fear. Chief Inspector Tanner quickly realizes that many things about the household of Lord and Lady Lebanon are not easily explained. Why are two American 'toughs' employed as footmen? Why is Lady Lebanon so unwilling to answer any questions? What he does know is that the only obviously innocent person is utterly consumed with terror. Here is Inspector Tanner's ?rst real clue. Another classic Wallace thriller with a twist in the tale.

The Ringer (originally titled The Gaunt Stranger) was an instant bestseller and was made into many stage, TV and movie versions. A notorious assassin returns to London to avenge the death of his sister in this classic crime thriller. Word had come from Australia that the Ringer was dead. The body of the legendary killer had been pulled from Sydney Harbor, or so it was thought. In reality, it is the Ringer's sister whose fate is a watery grave, and now the Ringer is on a mission of vengeance, to the consternation of Scotland Yard. Maurice Meister, a crooked lawyer, has more reason than most to fear the master crook's return, but who can be sure of the elusive Ringer's real identity. The vigilante walks the streets of the city again, and if the past is any indication, Inspector Wembury of Scotland Yard won't have an easy time tracking him down. This volume also includes Again the Ringer, a collection of short stories, featuring the return of the vigilante anti-hero.

"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."