About the book: 2014 / The writer Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) was called the King of Detective in England in the 30s for his creative fertility and skill in creating an exciting plot and introducing new elements into the traditional genre. His detective stories are action films based not so much on the investigation of bloody crimes, but on the pursuit of criminals and fierce battles with the gangster-mafia world. Over 34 years, he wrote more than 170 works. He was the first to draw attention to such a dangerous type of crime today as international terrorism - universal hatred of people united by a single organization; hatred for which there are no national and racial boundaries.