Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, war correspondent, journalist, screenwriter and much more in his lifetime.

Wallace left school at the age of just 12 and joined the army at 21. He would work as a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for the Daily Mail and also Reuters. Wallace then found himself in debt and left the war beat to return to London where he would begin writing thrillers to raise his income with his breakthrough being the book The Four Just Men. He was a very prolific writer in his time with over 50 million copies sold of his works and one of the greatest authors in the history of the United Kingdom. Walace passed away in 1932 in Beverly Hills. In an interesting trivia note, he was working on the film that would become King Kong for RKO Pictures at the time.

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Publication Order of The Four Just Men Books

The Four Just Men(1905)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Council of Justice(1908)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Just Men of Cordova(1917)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Law of the Four Just Men / Again the Three Just Men(1921)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Three Just Men(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of T.B. Smith Books

The Nine Bears / The Other Man / The Cheaters / Silinski, Master Criminal(1910)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Admirable Carfew(1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Commissioner Sanders Books

Sanders of the River(1911)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The People of the River(1912)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The River of Stars(1913)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bosambo of the River(1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sandi the King-Maker(1922)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sanders / Mr. Commissioner Sanders(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Again Sanders(1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Keepers of the King's Peace(1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Lieutenant Bones Books

Bones(1915)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bones in London(1921)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bones of the River(1923)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of J.G. Reeder Books

Room 13(1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mind of Mr. J G Reeder / The Murder Book of J.G. Reeder(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Casefiles of Mr. J.G. Reeder(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Terror Keep(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Guv'nor / Mr. Reeder Returns(1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mr J G Reeder Returns(1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Aces(1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Elk Books

The Fellowship of the Frog(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Joker / The Colossus(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Twister(1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
White Face(1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Educated Evans Books

More Educated Evans(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Good Evans / The Educated Man(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Supt. Minter Books

Big Foot(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lone House Mystery(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The Ringer Books

The Ringer(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Again the Ringer / The Ringer Returns(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Smithy Books

Smithy, Nobby and Co.(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mystery League Books

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The Day of Uniting(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hand of Power(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hardway Diamonds Mystery (By: Miles Burton)(1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The House Of Terror (By: )(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bungalow on the Roof (By: Achmed Abdullah)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The African Millionaire(1904)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Angel Esquire(1908)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Duke In The Suburbs(1909)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eve's Island(1909)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fourth Plague(1913)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Grey Timothy(1913)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man Who Bought London(1915)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Clue of the Twisted Candle(1916)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Secret House(1917)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kate Plus Ten(1917)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man Who Knew(1918)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Adventures of Heine(1919)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Green Rust(1919)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jack O' Judgment(1920)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Daffodil Mystery / The Daffodil Murder(1920)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book of All-Power(1921)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Angel of Terror / The Destroying Angel(1922)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mr Justice Maxell(1922)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Flying Fifty-Five(1922)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Crimson Circle(1922)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Clue of the New Pin(1923)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Missing Million(1923)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Captains of Souls(1923)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Green Archer(1923)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Face in the Night(1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Three Oak Mystery(1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dark Eyes Of London(1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sinister Man(1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Double Dan aka Diana of Kara-Kara(1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Daughters of the Night(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Strange Countess(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Black Avons / How They Feared in the Times of the Tudors(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A King by Night(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blue Hand(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hairy Arm / The Avenger(1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Traitor's Gate(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Barbara on Her Own(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Black Abbot(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Door with Seven Locks(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Yellow Snake(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man from Morocco(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Square Emerald / The Girl from Scotland Yard(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Debt Discharged(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
We Shall See! / The Gaol Breaker(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Northing Tramp / The Tramp(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Feathered Serpent(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Flat 2(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Blue Hand(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Forger / The Clever One(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Four Square Jane(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man Who Was Nobody(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Squeaker / The Squealer(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Flying Squad(1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gunner / Gunman's Bluff(1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Terrible People(1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Double(1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Iron Grip(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Terror(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The India-Rubber Men(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Golden Hades(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Green Ribbon(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Planetoid 127(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ghost of Down Hill(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Clue of The Silver Key / The Silver Key(1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Down Under Donovan(1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Thief in the Night(1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
John Flack(1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Devil Man(1931)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
On the Spot(1931)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Coat Of Arms(1931)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
When the Gangs Came to London(1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sergeant Sir Peter / Sergeant Dunn, C.I.D.(1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Frightened Lady / The Mystery of the Frightened Lady(1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Frightened Lady(1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
King Kong(1933)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Green Pack(1933)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Calendar(1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Packs a Suitcase(1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Brigand(1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mission That Failed(1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mixer(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Road to London(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Collections

Writ In Barracks(1900)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heroes All Gallant Deeds of the War(1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Trial of the Seddons(1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Circumstantial Evidence and Other Stories(1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Humorous Stories(1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fighting Snub Reilly and Other Stories(1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sooper and Others(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Death Room(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Vampire of Wembley(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Chapbooks

The Orator(1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Famous Scottish Regiments(1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Standard History of the War(1916)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
People: A Short Autobiography(1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
This England(1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kitchener's Army(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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If You Like Edgar Wallace Books, You’ll Love…

Sanders of the River was one of Wallace’s more popular books. The book sees Commissioner Sanders who is sent by the British Government to Africa to keep an eye on “cannibal folk” who think of the white man as the equivalent to unicorns as they’d never seen one until ten years ago. The book captures the feelings of the time as world powers were vying for colonial honor and control.

The aforementioned The Four Just Men was one of Wallace’s earliest hits. The book tells the tales of four men who are committed to making sure that public figures remain as upright as they are. This book sees the men threaten to kill a minister if he passes an unjust law. The minister does what he can to save himself, but whether he succeeds or not makes for an excellent and clever thriller.

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