The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder


The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder is a collection of short stories by the English crime writer Edgar Wallace, published in 1925.
The stories, which concern a former police officer working for the Director of Public Prosecutions, are:
  • "Sheer Melodrama"
  • "The Green Mamba"
  • "The Investors"
  • "The Poetical Policeman"
  • "The Stealer of Marble"
  • "The Strange Case"
  • "The Treasure Hunt"
  • "The Troupe"
In the United States the book was titled The Murder Book of Mr. J. G. Reeder and the stories were presented in a different order:
  • "The Poetical Policeman"
  • "The Treasure Hunt"
  • "The Troupe"
  • "The Stealer of Marble"
  • "Sheer Melodrama"
  • "The Green Mamba"
  • "The Strange Case"
  • "The Investors"

Adaptations

The stories have been adapted for film, television and radio, as follows: Mr. Reeder in Room 13, film, 1938 starring Gibb McLaughlin, based on Wallace's novel Room 13The Mind of Mr. Reeder, film, 1939 starring Will FyffeThe Missing People, film, 1940 starring Will Fyffe, based on another novel by WallaceThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder, television, 1969-1971 starring Hugh BurdenThe Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder, radio