House Of Stratus: 587 books

John Mannering, retired jewel thief known as ‘The Baron’, now runs Quinns, an antique shop in London’s Mayfair. He is offered a superb set of diamonds which turn out to have been stolen in a daring robbery from the Louvre in Paris. Mannering is now faces a dangerous dilemma, because the jewels...

Roger West of Scotland Yard, one of their finest and most down to earth detectives, get involved in the callous brutality of the underworld. Cecil Chayter is released from prison after serving twenty years, but there are those that believe he should have incarcerated for longer, whilst others are...

An unassuming, quiet Post Office sorter is killed, and Inspector Roger ‘Handsome’ West, Scotland Yard’s most down to earth and brilliant detective is called to investigate. What is the connection with a series of outrageous and bold daylight crimes that have taken place? This is an action packed...

There is a suicide at London Airport, an attempted murder in Kowloon, and pretty young Denise Morrison had previously been brutally strangled in Kensington. Scotland Yard, Interpol, and the Australian Police are all trying to find the link. Then there is an ocean liner with all of its passengers under...

A series of acid-throwing attacks on young lovers has everyone mystified. Is it the work of young hooligans, or are there more sinister forces at play? Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard must solve the case, and quickly. However, there are many obstacles in his way as he tries to uncover a...

As World War II enters what may be the ‘beginning of the end’, Dr. Palfrey and his Z5 colleagues are tasked with locating many of the doctors, scientists and other prominent people who have been imprisoned by the Nazis all over Europe. They will be needed in the re-building of the war-torn countries...

Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard is charged with ensuring a Prince arrives in London safely. However, as the oil-magnate Prince crosses a Cathedral Square, full of crowds there to greet him, a shot rings out. The Prince’s main Counsellor lies dead. Jim Barnett catches it all on camera,...

As John Mannering's wife paints a portrait of a celebrated beauty, Lady Deirdre Vandemeyer, she begins to doubt the authenticity of her subject. Then she is stabbed and Mannering (aka 'The Baron') goes undercover as a personal assistant to try and get to the bottom of the mystery. What he discovers sets the mind reeling and as always keeps the reader enthralled to the very last moment.

The latest killing of a beautiful girl appears to tie in with others – they were all contestants in a beauty contest. But as Inspector West ponders the mystery and examines the scene of this killing in a park, a question arises; is the killer just one person, or are there more? And why pick on these...

Chief Superintendent Roger West of Scotland Yard has to deal with possible corruption in the Police Force. Who can he trust? Bribery is suspected as a number of cases are dismissed because of faulty police evidence, and a policeman is shot whilst another stands accused of unnecessary violence against...

It is February 1942 and the war in the Atlantic looks grim for the Allied convoys. The 'Great Blackout' has started, leaving the spy centre of Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire at a loss as to what the Nazis are planning. U-boat Command has changed the Hydra cipher. The Enigma cannot be broken. Cipher...

There are crimes for which no punishment is adequate, offences that the written law cannot efface. Herein lies the justification for The Council of Justice - a meeting of great and passionless intellects. These men are indifferent to world opinion. They relentlessly wage their wits and cunning against...

This continues the life of Evans, Edgar Wallace's Cockney tipster and 'the wizard of Camden Town'. Follow the loves, predictions and calamities of this likeable hero of the Turf in the seventeen tales of this book. It is not only race-lovers who will love Evans, but lovers of life itself.

Who is Four Square Jane? Although her true identity remains hidden until the end of the story, one thing is for sure: she is one of the most daring and successful crooks from the pen of Edgar Wallace. Her resourcefulness knows no bounds as she employs female cunning to get away with a series of risky crimes performed with neatness and cleverness, which cannot but evoke admiration.