“The Counterfeiter” is a novel by the outstanding British writer and playwright Edgar Wallace (1875–1932). Detective Brooke investigates the case of the Dodger, who forges the banknotes of several states, followed by several extremely complicated murders in a row. Edgar Wallace is a popular detective author and prose writer , film screenwriter, founder of the “thriller” genre. Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio is the author of many works: “The Bandit”, “The Düsseldorf Assassin”, “The Mystery of the Pin”, “The Green Shooter”, “A Face in the Dark”, “At Three Oaks”, “ Avenger”, “Joker”, “Feathered Snake”, “Gate of Treason” and others.