Barbara on Her Own

Edgar Wallace

The name, Edgar Wallace, threads through early twentieth century crime fiction like a stream that turns out to be a lot deeper and wider than you thought. This is one of his works. A thrilling tale of commerce and intrigue starring Barbara, god-daughter and Private Secretary to Mr. Maber. Unlike the old-fashioned Maber & Maber department store, the modern Attermans store is a successful, profitable business. At a take-over meeting Barbara gives Messers Atterman and Minkey a piece of her mind. On the evening before the deal is to be finalized something happens to Mr. Maber... the police summon Barbara now she is on her own!

Big Foot

Edgar Wallace

Big Foot is a 1927 crime novel by Edgar Wallace. This is one of the most significant of his works because of the character Sooper, a detective from Metropolitan Guard. Footprints and a dead woman bring together Superintendent Minter and the amateur sleuth Mr. Cardew. Who is the man in the shrubbery? Who is the singer of the haunting Moorish tune? Both Sooper and Cardew are anxious to solve the mystery of Big Foot, an ingenious murderer who always seems to stay one step ahead of them. Death lurks in the dark and someone must solve the mystery before Big Foot strikes again, in a yet more fiendish manner.

Blue Hand

Edgar Wallace

This is a typical Walla? e sensational story, and no one needs a better recommendation that. Lady Mary Danton and her infant daughter disappeared when Jim Steele, Mr. Salters legal assistant, was five. Almost 20 years later, the Danton fortune is about to be distributed to Digby Groat and his mother. But Jim is uneasy. Can he solve the mystery? The mystery surrounding the mark of the blue hand and Eunices birth, the schemes and plots of the evil Digby Groat, murder, and the courage and courtship of Jim Steele make up this exciting novel. A fairly routine book for Wallace, though fans will want to add it to their collection.

Bones

Edgar Wallace

This collection of episodes in the Commissioner Sanders series continues Wallaces subtly humorous look at colonial Africa. In Bones, Wallace spins an engaging yarn about the adventures of an intrepid lieutenant as he travels through Africa on a series of life-or-death missions. When Commissioner Sanders goes on leave, the trusty Lieutenant Hamilton takes over administration of the African territories. However, yet again, the trouble-prone Francis Augustus Tibbetts, known as Bones, while meaning to assist, only manages to spread his own unique style of innocent and endearing mischief. A richly detailed document of the colonial period, Bones is sure to spark the imagination of action-adventure fans.

Bones in London

Edgar Wallace

Bones is back in the second story of The Lieutenant Bones series. After a tour of duty overseas, the eccentric character Augustus Tibbetts (known as Bones to his associates) returns to London to embark on civilian life. A mischievous businessman, he seems to have every financial schemer in London coming after him, but somehow he always comes out on top. In a series of loosely connected but consistently hilarious tales and vignettes, Bones inadvertently stumbles into a series of improbable but exciting adventures and too-good-to-be-true business ventures. Humor and romance follow Bones as well, as he makes his way through the underworld of London moneymakers.

Bones of the River

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace was one of the most popular and prolific authors of his era. For his series set in the highly evocative world of West Africa he created two of his most beloved and enduring characters, Colonial Administrator Sanders and his eccentric companion Lieutenant Tibbetts, known to all as Bones. It is a time when the worlds most powerful nations are vying for colonial honor, a time of trading steamers and tribal chiefs. In the mysterious African territories administered by Commissioner Sanders, Bones persistently manages to create his own unique style of innocent and endearing mischief.

Bosambo of the River

Edgar Wallace

Many years ago the Monrovian Government sent one Bosambo, a native of the Kroo coast and consequently a thief, to penal servitude for the term of his natural life. Bosambo, who had other views on the matter, was given an axe and a saw in the penal settlement and told to cut down and trim certain mahogany trees in company with other unfortunate men similarly circumstanced. Those who love classic adventure especially set against an African backdrop will discover a rich vein of reading pleasure in Bosambo of the River. Another exciting title in the Sanders of the River adventure series, featuring Commissioner Sanders.

Bractwo wielkiej żaby

Edgar Wallace

Klasyczna i jedna z najbardziej popularnych powieści kryminalnych Edgara Wallacea, sfilmowana w 1959 roku. Po londyńskich ulicach tułają się ludzie z wytatuowaną na przedramieniu żabą. To członkowie legalnej organizacji Bractwo Wielkiej Żaby zrzeszającej włóczęgów. Choć jej działalność jest sformalizowana, nikt - łącznie z uczestnikami - nie zna jej struktur ani przywódców. Inspektor Elk i prokurator Gordon mają podejrzenia, których postarają się dowieść - ich zdaniem Bractwo jest mafią.