The master mystery-story teller presents an omnibus of his spine-chilling stories. "The Edgar Wallace Reader of Mystery and Adventure" is a collection of short stories that include "On the Witney Road", "The Pick-Up", "Kid Glove Harry", and thirteen others. Edgar Wallace was a British novelist, playwright, and journalist who produced popular detective and suspense stories and was in his time "the king" of the modern thriller. Wallace's literary output - 175 books, 24 plays, and countless articles and review sketches - have undermined his reputation as a fresh and original writer. Moreover, the author was a wholehearted supporter of Victorian and early Edwardian values and mores, which are now considered in some respects politically incorrect.