“The day Mr. Reeder arrived at the Public Prosecutors' Office was indeed a day of fate for Mr. Lambton Green, Branch manager of the London Scottish and Midland Bank.”

— Edgar Wallace

The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder (2000), opening words

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British crime writer, journalist and playwright 1875–1932

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