Edgar Wallace

The Guv'nor illustrated Edgar Wallace

Fifth book in the J. G. Reeder series. When Larry O'Ryan decides to become a burglar he attends night school to study ballistics, then secures a good job at a safe-maker's. After three successful robberies Larry is caught by Mr. J. G. Reeder. An unlikely friendship develops and on Saturdays they can be seen together at the British Museum or the Tower. One day Larry rescues Miss Lane Leonard, daughter of a millionaire. The disappearance of one and a half million pounds in gold bullion and a series of bank frauds baffles Scotland Yard. But not Mr. J. G. Reeder. "The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories" is a short story compilation by the British crime writer Edgar Wallace. These are the final stories about Mr. J. G. Reeder, a police officer with "the mind of a criminal".