Series: Essential Gothic, SF & Dark Fantasy

Edgar Wallace, the original writer of King Kong and hundreds of vintage crime, science fiction, and adventure novels, created The Avenger as a page-turning thriller about the mysterious death of Francis Elmer, a dark secret, and a movie set. The discovery of a mysterious note signed 'The Head Hunter' lights up the chase for the murderer, and a further series...

The Thirty-Nine Steps features Richard Hannay, a restless hero, determined to showcase the integrity of the ordinary man who stands in defence of his country. Buchan's terrific yarn excelled as a Hitchcock movie of the same name and inspired all subsequent spy thrillers, including the much later incarnation of Fleming's suave James Bond. The book plays on fears of invasion...