Mr. J. G. Reeder Collection: 5 Mystery Novels & 4 Detective Stories (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Room 13, The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder, Terror Keep, Red Aces, Kennedy the Con Man…By Edgar Wallace
Length36h 15m
About this audiobook
In Mr. J. G. Reeder Collection: 5 Mystery Novels & 4 Detective Stories, Edgar Wallace gathers some of his most distinctive crime writing around the deceptively timid investigator whose meek exterior conceals an unnerving intimacy with criminal psychology. These narratives combine brisk plotting, melodramatic menace, legal intrigue, and the puzzle mechanics of Golden Age detection, yet they retain Wallace's journalistic speed and fascination with London's underworld. Reeder's gift lies not in flamboyant deduction but in his capacity to think like the malefactor, making the collection a study in moral intelligence as much as criminal pursuit. Edgar Wallace, one of the most prolific popular writers of the early twentieth century, drew upon his experience as a reporter, war correspondent, and close observer of courts, police procedure, and urban crime. His background gave his fiction its immediacy: the sense that conspiracy, fraud, and violence are never far beneath respectable surfaces. Reeder reflects Wallace's mature interest in institutional justice tempered by imaginative sympathy. This collection is highly recommended to readers of classic detective fiction, especially those interested in the transition from Victorian sensation to modern crime narrative. It offers suspense, wit, and a memorably unconventional detective whose quiet brilliance rewards close attention.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length36 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Mr. J. G. Reeder Collection: 5 Mystery Novels & 4 Detective Stories (Annotated)
65Chapter 16
2Introduction
66Chapter 17
3Historical Context
67Chapter 18
4Synopsis (Selection)
68Chapter 19
5Room 13 (1924)
69Chapter 20
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6Chapter I
70Chapter 21
7Chapter II
71Red Aces (1929)
8Chapter III
72I. The Threat
9Chapter IV
73II. Murder!
10Chapter V
74III. The Red Aces
11Chapter VI
75IV. J.g. Reeder’s Theory
12Chapter VII
76V. The Missing Policeman
13Chapter VIII
77VI. The Veiled Woman
14Chapter IX
78VII. Who Killed Wentford?
15Chapter X
79VIII. Reeder — the Devil
16Chapter XI
80IX. Trapped!
17Chapter XII
81X. The Raid
18Chapter XIII
82XI. Deduction
19Chapter XIV
83Kennedy the Con Man (pt. 1)
20Chapter XV
84Kennedy the Con Man (pt. 2)
21Chapter XVI
85The Case of Joe Attymar
22Chapter XVII
86The Guv’nor and Other Short Stories (1932)
23Chapter XVIII
87The Guv’nor
24Chapter XIX
88Chapter I
25Chapter XX
89Chapter II
26Chapter XXI
90Chapter III
27Chapter XXII
91Chapter IV
28Chapter XXIII
92Chapter V
29Chapter XXIV
93Chapter VI
30Chapter XXV
94Chapter VII
31Chapter XXVI
95Chapter VIII
32Chapter XXVII
96Chapter IX
33Chapter XXVIII
97Chapter X
34Chapter XXIX
98Chapter XI
35Chapter XXX
99Chapter XII
36Chapter XXXI
100The Man Who Passed
37Chapter XXXII
101Chapter I
38Chapter XXXIII
102Chapter II
39The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
103Chapter III
40Chapter 1
104Chapter IV
41Chapter 2
105Chapter V
42Chapter 3
106Chapter VI
43Chapter 4
107Chapter VII
44Chapter 5
108The Shadow Man
45Chapter 6
109Chapter I
46Chapter 7
110Chapter II
47Chapter 8
111Chapter III
48Terror Keep (1927)
112Chapter IV
49Prologue
113Chapter V
50Chapter 1
114Chapter VI
51Chapter 2
115Chapter VII
52Chapter 3
116Chapter VIII
53Chapter 4
117The Treasure House
54Chapter 5
118Chapter I
55Chapter 6
119Chapter II
56Chapter 7
120Chapter III
57Chapter 8
121Chapter IV
58Chapter 9
122Chapter V
59Chapter 10
123Chapter VI
60Chapter 11
124Chapter VII
61Chapter 12
125Analysis
62Chapter 13
126Reflection
63Chapter 14
127Memorable Quotes
64Chapter 15
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