Audiobooks by Edgar Wallace

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born on the 1st April 1875 in Greenwich, London. Leaving school at 12 because of truancy, by the age of fifteen he had experience; selling newspapers, as a worker in a rubber factory, as a shoe shop assistant, as a milk delivery boy and as a ship’s cook. By 1894 he was engaged but broke it off to join the Infantry being posted to South Africa. He also changed his name to Edgar Wallace which he took from Lew Wallace, the author of Ben-Hur. In Cape Town in 1898 he met Rudyard Kipling and was inspired to begin writing. His first collection of ballads, The Mission that Failed! was enough of a success that in 1899 he paid his way out of the armed forces in order to turn to writing full time. By 1904 he had completed his first thriller, The Four Just Men. Since nobody would publish it he resorted to setting up his own publishing company which he called Tallis Press. In 1911 his Congolese stories were published in a collection called Sanders of the River, which became a bestseller. He also started his own racing papers, Bibury’s and R. E. Walton’s Weekly, eventually buying his own racehorses and losing thousands gambling. A life of exceptionally high income was also mirrored with exceptionally large spending and debts. Wallace now began to take his career as a fiction writer more seriously, signing with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921. He was marketed as the ‘King of Thrillers’ and they gave him the trademark image of a trilby, a cigarette holder and a yellow Rolls Royce. He was truly prolific, capable not only of producing a 70,000 word novel in three days but of doing three novels in a row in such a manner. It was in, estimating that by 1928 one in four books being read was written by Wallace, for alongside his famous thrillers he wrote variously in other genres, including science fiction, non-fiction accounts of WWI which amounted to ten volumes and screen plays. Eventually he would reach the remarkable total of 170 novels, 18 stage plays and 957 short stories.Wallace became chairman of the Press Club which to this day holds an annual Edgar Wallace Award, rewarding ‘excellence in writing’. Diagnosed with diabetes his health deteriorated and he soon entered a coma and died of his condition and double pneumonia on the 7th of February 1932 in North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills. He was buried near his home in England at Chalklands, Bourne End, in Buckinghamshire.

Edgar Wallace (Author), Robert Maskell (Narrator)

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The Black Abbot

It’s said that the ghost of the Black Abbot has been seen near the old abbey, but that doesn’t deter several of a nobleman’s employees from showing up to find a supposed hidden treasure. Soon, a mysterious hooded figure begins murdering those who may have figured out where the riches are hidden. Who is the Black Abbott, what is his purpose—and how he is connected to the treasure? From a malevolent ghost to a tangled romance and a plot for revenge, The Black Abbot brings classic, non-stop Edgar Wallace thrills.

Edgar Wallace (Author), Tom Woosnam (Narrator)

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The Door with Seven Locks

Dick Martin is leaving Scotland Yard. His final job, investigating a stolen book, takes him from a conversation with librarian Sybil Lansdown to a meeting with a Doctor Stalletti, who will become a key figure. Along the way, Martin becomes involved with a small-time crook—an expert at picking locks—who tells him about a recent lock-picking job that has made him quite nervous. But before he can pass along details, the lock-picker is murdered. Next, the retiring detective gets involved in a couple of seemingly unrelated incidents—the theft of an obscure book, and an assignment to chase after a very rich and very elusive young heir who is rarely seen. In the midst of all the chasing about, there is a desperate search underway for seven individual keys which, when all used together, can open a mysterious door in a family’s tomb. Doctor Stalletti is involved, clearly an unsympathetic and sinister character, suspected of carrying out unethical medical experiments, to say the least. There are glimpses of some powerful and dangerous creatures who may or may not be linked to the doctor. In addition, we’ll hear of librarian Lansdown’s unfortunate habit of getting herself into dangerous situations.

Edgar Wallace (Author), John Rayburn (Narrator)

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THE NORTHING TRAMP

With tramps, gangsters and English nobility, 'The Northing Tramp' is step away from Edgar's usual setting. This crime classic jumps right into it with a tramp making a run for the Canadian border after getting married in a drunken slumber. As you meet characters and visual various settings, make sure you don't forget a detail because as the plot twists and turns, you'll be flicking back through it to decipher the clever conclusion.

Edgar Wallace (Author), Phil Talamonti (Narrator)

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Die Drei von Cordova: Kriminalroman von Edgar Wallace

Die Drei von Cordova Kriminalroman von Edgar Wallace, gelesen von Ingolf Kloss. Oberst Morris Black hat nicht den besten Ruf in der Finanzwelt. Black ist das, was man heute eine 'Heuschrecke' nennen würde. Er kauft Unternehmen preiswert auf und verkauft sie gewinnbringend weiter. Allerdings kommen immer wieder dabei, zufällig, wie es zunächst den Anschein hat, seine Geschäftspartner ums Leben, sobald sie hinter seine Machenschaften kommen und sich ihm in den Weg stellen. Ganz gleich, ob es sich um Entführer, Erpresser, Mörder, korrupte Politiker, Ärzte oder Geschäftsleute handelt. Die 'Vier Gerechten' sind immer zur Stelle, wenn die Polizei und die öffentliche Justiz versagt haben. Niemand ist vor ihnen sicher. Sie sind in der spanischen Stadt Cordova dem Oberst bereits auf den Fersen. Schon dreimal haben sie Mr. Black gewarnt, doch jedes Mal hat er die Warnungen in den Wind geschlagen. Als der Oberst eine geheimnisvolle Tür öffnet, fährt er entsetzt zurück - angesichts der tödlichen Gefahr, die auf ihn lauert... Spannende Unterhaltung vom Großmeister der klassischen englischen Kriminalliteratur: Edgar Wallace. Der Text der Hörbuchausgabe basiert auf der Fassung der deutschen Erstveröffentlichung. Titel des englischen Originals: The just men of Cordova. Ins Deutsche übertragen von Ravi Ravendro. Coverabbildung: unter Verwendung einer lizenzfreien Vektorgrafik-Nummer: 636339836 von Chinch. Schlussmusik: freemusic.com. Coverschrift gesetzt aus der SF Movie Poster. Über den Sprecher: Ingolf Kloss, geb. 1973, kam 1994 als Co-Moderator zu Radio Leipzig, später Moderator und Produzent bei Radio Energy; seit 2000 ist er fest angestellter Moderator, Produzent und Musikredakteur bei Radio SAW, dort auch für alle Künstler-Interviews verantwortlich (u. a. Paul McCartney, Depeche Mode, Lenny Kravitz, Herbert Grönemeyer), seit 2003 hat er seine eigene tägliche Nachmittagsshow. Er lebt in Leipzig und Magdeburg. Mit den Romanlesungen 'Der große Gatsby' und 'Zärtlich ist die Nacht', den zwei Hauptwerken des amerikanischen Romanciers F. Scott Fitzgerald, setzte er hohe Maßstäbe. Jetzt leiht er erneut einem Klassiker (Edgar Wallace) seine Stimme.

Edgar Wallace (Author), Ingolf Kloss (Narrator)

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The Ringer

Edgar Wallace was one of the most prolific British authors of the 20th Century and yet his work is now little known, apart from perhaps his work on the story of King Kong in 1933. “The Ringer” is a wonderful example of his work. Set in a 1920s London where the fog cloaked streets echo to the rumours that a ruthless and fiendishly clever assassin has returned to reek vengeance on his enemies. He is a man who takes on ever changing personas, so much so that some suspect he may even infiltrate the law itself! Head Stories Audio presents Simon Hester’s stylish narration of this classic murder mystery. With original music.

Edgar Wallace (Author), Simon Hester (Narrator)

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Der unbekannte Boxer - Gerd Köster liest Edgar Wallace, Band 19 (Ungekürzt)

Gerd Köster, Sänger, Autor, Performer und gefragter Hörbuch-Sprecher setzt seine Hörbuchreihe mit Kriminalromanen des legendären, britischen Autors Edgar Wallace fort. In den Bänden 13 bis 19 wird jeweils eine der sieben 'Kriminalgeschichten' erzählt: Das Diamantenklavier, Der Fall Stratelli, Der Selbstmörder, Der unbekannte Boxer, Doktor Kay, Harry mit den Handschuhen und Indizienbeweis. Über Kösters Sprecherqualitäten schrieb die 'Buchkritik': 'Köster wechselt - je nach Stimmung und Figur - immer wieder die Tonlage und schafft so schon fast ein Ein-Personen-Hörspiel. Ein ganzes Ensemble von Sprechern könnte es kaum besser machen.'

Edgar Wallace (Author), Gerd Köster (Narrator)

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