The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

A series of enthralling mysteries written by Edgar Wallace. They feature the enigmatic figure of Mr.

• J.G.
• Reeder who works for the Public Prosecutors office and has the mind of a criminal.
• At first glance J.
• G.

Reeder is an ordinary, slightly shabby little man with red hair, weak eyes, whiskers, square-toed boots and a chest protector cravat. The eight short stories in this collection deal with a disappearance at sea that is less innocent than it appears to be, with a Hindu criminal mastermind, counterfeiters, dissipated members of the nobility, embezzlers, a fraudulent scheme for finding sunken treasure and an assortment of gangsters.

• There are frequent murders, more often than not carried out by unusual and exotic means.