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 mind of Mr J.G. Reeder
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The green rust
10 editions - first published in 1910 Read -
The ringer: a play in four acts
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The Daffodil Mystery
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King Kong
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The Angel of Terror
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Big Foot
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Sanders of the river
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The door with seven locks
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Room 13
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The double
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Bones of the river
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The Forger
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The Council of Justice
7 editions - first published in 1973 -
Bosambo of the river
7 editions - first published in 1914 -
The dark eyes of London
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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 -
White face
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The missing million
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The sinister man
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Again Sanders
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Flat 2
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Bones in London
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The Flying Squad
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The crimson circle
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The Man Who Knew
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The black abbot
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The Joker
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The avenger
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The calendar
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The gunner
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The twister
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The squeaker
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The murder book of J.G. Reeder
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The fourth plague
5 editions - first published in 1913 Borrow -
Bones: being further adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' country.
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Again the Ringer
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The Traitor's Gate
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Good Evans
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Red aces: being three cases of Mr. Reeder
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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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Sanders
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The strange Countess
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The nine bears
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When the gangs came to London
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Jack o' Judgment
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Again the Three Just Men
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The just men of Cordova
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Lieutenant Bones
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The green archer
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The India-rubber men
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The hand of power
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The Mixer
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Angel Esquire
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More educated Evans
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The Three Oak Mystery
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The man from Morocco
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The brigand
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Eve's Island
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Edgar Wallace
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The coat of arms
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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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Mr J G Reeder Returns
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The fellowship of the frog
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The devil man
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The northing tramp
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The valley of ghosts
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The terror
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Clue Of The Silver Key
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The yellow snake
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The three just men
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Mr. Justice Maxell
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The traitors' gate
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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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Chick
3 editions - first published in 1900 Read -
Tam o' the scoots
3 editions - first published in 1919 Read -
The secret house
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The terrible people
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The book of all power
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The Lone House mystery
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Sandi, the king-maker
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The green pack
3 editions - first published in 1933 Borrow -
The frightened lady
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A king by night
3 editions - first published in 1928 Borrow -
Kitchener's army and the territorial forces: the full story of a great achievement
3 editions - first published in 1915 Read -
Captains of souls
3 editions - first published in 1922 Read -
The Edgar Wallace reader of mystery and adventure
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The lady of Ascot
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The flying Fifty-Five
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El Hombre Que Era Nadie
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The Four Just Men - Edgar Wallace
2 editions - first published in 2007
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