Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals.
Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong, writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.1
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The four just men
29 editions - first published in 1920 Borrow -
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
12 editions - first published in 1900 Read -
The ringer: a play in four acts
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The green rust
10 editions - first published in 1910 Read -
The Daffodil Mystery
10 editions - first published in 1931 Borrow -
The Angel of Terror
9 editions - first published in 1923 Read -
Sanders of the river
8 editions - first published in 1900 Read -
The Forger
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The Council of Justice
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The clue of the new pin
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The double
7 editions - first published in 1928 Borrow -
Room 13
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White face
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The green ribbon
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The keepers of the king's peace
6 editions - first published in 1919 Read -
The sinister man
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Flat 2
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The crimson circle
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The missing million
5 editions - first published in 1923 -
The Flying Squad
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The calendar
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The avenger
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The squeaker
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The joker
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Again the Ringer
5 editions - first published in 1900 Read -
The murder book of J.G. Reeder
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The gunner
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The twister
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The Man Who Knew
5 editions - first published in 1918 Read -
Bones in London
5 editions - first published in 1900 Read -
Bones: being further adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' country.
5 editions - first published in 1920 Read -
The black abbot
5 editions - first published in 1926 Borrow -
The fourth plague
5 editions - first published in 1913 Borrow -
Angel Esquire
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Terror Keep
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On the spot
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The Day of Uniting
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The Traitor's Gate
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Sanders
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The strange Countess
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When the gangs came to London
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The green archer
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Good Evans
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The face in the night
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Lieutenant Bones
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The hand of power
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The Mixer
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Jack o' Judgment
4 editions - first published in 1921 Read -
The just men of Cordova
4 editions - first published in 1917 Borrow -
The India-rubber men
4 editions - first published in 1930 Borrow -
The yellow snake
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The man at the Carlton
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The Golden Hades
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Blue Hand
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The traitors' gate
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The Feathered Serpent
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The Mouthpiece
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The people of the river
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The fellowship of the frog
3 editions - first published in 1923 -
The Three Oak Mystery
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The northing tramp
3 editions - first published in 1926 -
Sandi, the king-maker
3 editions - first published in 1922 -
The coat of arms
3 editions - first published in 1969 -
The devil man
3 editions - first published in 1933 -
The terror
3 editions - first published in 1940 -
Eve's Island
3 editions - first published in 1985 -
Captains of souls
3 editions - first published in 1922 -
Chick
3 editions - first published in 1900 Read -
Tam o' the scoots
3 editions - first published in 1919 Read -
The secret house
3 editions - first published in 1919 Read -
The brigand
3 editions - first published in 1957 -
The three just men
3 editions - first published in 1929 -
Edgar Wallace
3 editions - first published in 1946 -
The man from Morocco
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The Lone House mystery
3 editions - first published in 1973 -
The valley of ghosts
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The terrible people
3 editions - first published in 1926 -
Clue Of The Silver Key
3 editions - first published in 1930 -
Mr. Justice Maxell
3 editions - first published in 1922 -
The frightened lady
3 editions - first published in 1932 -
Mr J G Reeder Returns
3 editions - first published in 1976 -
A king by night
3 editions - first published in 1928 Borrow -
The green pack
3 editions - first published in 1933 Borrow -
Educated Evans
2 editions - first published in 1924 -
Gunman's Bluff
2 editions - first published in 1929 -
The lady of Ascot
2 editions - first published in 1930 -
The flying Fifty-Five
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The River of Stars
2 editions - first published in 1913 -
The case of the frightened lady: a play in three acts
2 editions - first published in 1932 -
The daffodil murder
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El Hombre Que Era Nadie
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Writ in barracks
2 editions - first published in 1900 Read -
Captain of souls
2 editions - first published in 1961 -
A Debt Discharged
2 editions - first published in 1916 -
Mr. Justice Maxwell
2 editions - first published in 1927 -
My Hollywood diary: the last work of Edgar Wallace
2 editions - first published in 1932 -
Winning Colours: selected racing writings ofEdgar Wallace
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The Duke In The Suburbs
2 editions - first published in 1909 -
The adventures of Heine
2 editions - first published in 1929 -
The Man Who Was Nobody
2 editions - first published in 1956
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