John Creasey Books in Order

Uncle Lionel's tyranny has made his family desperate enough to consider murder. As his relatives imagine a way to free themselves, their inability to trust one another makes the proposed crime a dangerous family undertaking.

Patrick Dawlish and Felicity settle on a Surrey fruit farm, but suspicions about a wealthy neighbor interrupt their new life. An investigation into possible jewel thieves becomes more urgent when a body hangs outside Dawlish's window.

A murdered solicitor's wallet turns up in Paddy O'Hara's room, suggesting robbery. Then a fire destroys the firm's offices and kills another partner, leaving Superintendent Folly to question the case against the man police have accused.

Mrs. George Fortescue is poisoned with arsenic at her country manor, where several relatives have motives for murder. A second killing in the garden brings Scotland Yard's Superintendent Folly into a case of family suspicion.

Antiques dealer John Mannering buys the Adalgo blood diamond, dismissing stories that it brings death to its owners. Then theft, his wife's kidnapping and an old friend's murder force him to confront the danger surrounding it.

Gordon Craigie and Department Z must protect an international conference in London. An attempt to assassinate a Russian diplomat threatens the negotiations, and the agents face an organized enemy capable of striking at the delegates.

John Mannering heads to Hallen House to buy emeralds, despite warnings from two strangers that his life is in danger. Inside, he discovers people being held against their will and must investigate while seeking an escape.

Inspector West's battle with a criminal leads from a wedding to London's docks. A blackmailer bent on revenge draws West into a case involving murder and a missing bride, placing the newly married couple in danger.

A burglary at John Mannering's antiques shop, Quinns, leaves him dealing with more than stolen goods. The man who has been robbed also becomes a murder suspect, forcing the Baron to investigate while facing suspicion himself.

A journalist asks Superintendent Folly to help an old school friend who believes someone wants to murder him. Living behind barbed wire and guard dogs, the wealthy recluse leaves Folly to determine whether his fears are justified.

Patrick Dawlish agrees to help Judy Bell after the wealthy young woman makes a frightening discovery. When she disappears, a locker's contents point toward danger, and Dawlish considers arranging his own abduction to reach her captors.

Patrick Dawlish investigates the proposed marriage of wealthy bachelor Pop Fairweather and young actress Georgette Lee. A burglary raises doubts about her, but events turn violent when Fairweather breaks off the relationship and is brutally attacked.

Antiques collector James Barwell reports his daughter Joyce missing, but Chief Inspector Hugh Ashby initially suspects she has run away. A woman's body washed ashore, valuable antiques and a dead man in a boathouse complicate the inquiry.

After a transatlantic crossing, Mallen smuggles a box that others are prepared to seize violently. Dr. Palfrey becomes involved with the wealthy Abba and followers whose use of black magic serves a campaign of international discord.

After a rugby match in Taunton, Richard Rollison finds Alice Hellier waiting in his car. She asks for protection from her playboy cousin, a friend of the Toff, drawing him into a case involving money and fear.

An Indian mystic called Swami claims he can project visions of heaven and hell into another person's mind. Dr. Palfrey and Z5 investigate, suspecting that this strange power could be used to provoke conflict between India and Pakistan.

Inspector West has spent two years watching millionaire racketeer Paul Raeburn without securing a case against him. The murder of a minor criminal may provide the opening he needs, if he can connect it to Raeburn.

Bruce Crawford spends Christmas with his family at the Beeches, but discovers that someone there wants him dead. He must work out which relative poses the threat and why, turning a family gathering into a struggle for survival.

A jewel thief takes Lord Hillmorton's gems and kidnaps his daughter to keep him quiet. Patrick Dawlish and Felicity become involved with the family and Cedric Forbes's gang as they try to recover the pearls and rescue her.

An experienced rider dies after falling from his horse, and his daughter reports seeing a murdered man in the library. John Mannering investigates whether these disturbing events are accidents, imagination or evidence of a dangerous crime.

Investigating Guy Randall's murder, Inspector Roger West finds links to thefts from a chain of shops. A shared allegiance to one football club connects the people involved, giving him an unusual trail to follow through the case.

Patrick Dawlish's quiet evening at his Surrey home ends when he finds intruders, a murdered man and a young woman who collapses beside the body. He investigates the killing himself, risking his closest relationships as danger mounts.

Dr. Palfrey and Z5 confront a fanatic whose plan involves changing people's skin colour and killing those he cannot transform. With an army of followers behind him, the man poses an immediate threat to the United States.

Marlene von Barlack knows the private lives of powerful politicians through her intimate relationships with them. When one of her lovers threatens international peace, she must identify the conspirator as a manhunt spreads across the continent.

After Ken Wallace's former love is killed in a swimming pool, his apparent motive makes him a suspect. He sets out to prove his innocence, but the murderer starts silencing witnesses before they can help him.

An explorer reports a hidden Australian city that glows at night with a powerful, unexplained radiation source. Dr. Palfrey's interest becomes urgent when someone attempts to kill him, turning the strange discovery into a dangerous investigation.

Richard Rollison sets out to uncover the identity of Old Harry, a leader of London's criminal underworld. His investigation takes a dangerous turn when rumours suggest that the Toff himself is the gang boss he is hunting.

The owners of the Diamond of Tears have suffered torture and murder, and Jacob Bernstein is next in line. John Mannering investigates the deadly history of the priceless jewel, only to find that he too is threatened.

Jane Abbott's husband disappears with her money after they meet through a marriage agency. Richard Rollison investigates the agency and its unusual acquaintances, trying to uncover the racket behind a marriage that has left Jane deceived and robbed.

Inspector Roger West is framed for murder, with bloodstained clothes and fingerprints on the weapon making him look guilty. A criminal organisation pressures him to cooperate, leaving him searching for a way out that won't endanger his family.

Inspector Roger West confronts Lobo's violent gang after a couple are murdered and their young son narrowly escapes. With suspects too frightened to talk and Janet facing threats, the investigation puts pressure on his family as well.

Judith Lorne's fiancé disappears while accused of murder, but another woman knows a very different James Mellor. Richard Rollison investigates the conflicting accounts, following a trail of blackmail and hatred to protect people caught in the case.

Sir Mortimer Kittle's death from poisonous fungi appears accidental, leaving his fortune to a struggling cousin. Hired by Kittle's mother, Patrick Dawlish investigates possible murder, uncovering motives involving inheritance, insurance fraud and manipulation of the stock market.

Patrick Dawlish investigates what seems to be revenge by jealous husbands, only to encounter further murders and unreliable police allies. A dead actress and a body in an attic complicate his search for the mysterious Dark Circle.

Charles Corliss appears an ideal recruit for Department Z, where his father once served. When missions start going wrong, the agents must confront the possibility that their charming new colleague has brought a dangerous enemy into their organisation.

Politicians from both sides of the East-West divide disappear into a mysterious Land of No Return. When agents sent to investigate also vanish, Dr. Palfrey faces an increasingly dangerous search for the force behind the unexplained disappearances.

A frightened caller and a woman seeking help with stolen diamonds draw John Mannering into a puzzling case. As he looks for a connection, the Baron and his wife become caught in a trap that threatens their lives.

A gunman stops prosperous businessmen on lonely roads and kills them, leaving Inspector Roger West to investigate a repeated pattern. The attack on one victim's widow deepens the mystery, while evasive witnesses make protecting potential targets harder.

Richard Rollison faces death at the hands of Rumpelmayer's men, with only an hour before they plan to kill him. The sight of a knife offers the Toff a possible means of resisting his captors.

A frightened French girl wandering London's East End draws Richard Rollison into a mystery of uncertain appearances. Another woman's fear and a man's murder send the Toff toward Paris as he tries to uncover what connects them.

A young customer steals diamonds from John Mannering's Mayfair shop and shoots him in the head. With the Baron gravely injured in hospital, Scotland Yard must pursue the attacker despite having little evidence to work with.

Department Z sends Peter Ross to recover a kidnapped professor whose research could protect people from atomic attack. Power-hungry captors want the discovery for themselves, while Ross's feelings for two women complicate an already urgent mission.

Scotland Yard asks Patrick Dawlish to investigate five missing young women, bringing suspicion into his own gentlemen's club. An explorer and a disreputable employer become suspects as Dawlish uncovers possible links to smuggling and drug trafficking.

James Mortimer Liddel is charged with murdering Lancelot Hay, but Inspector West doubts the seemingly settled case. Visiting Americans, false accusations, and a spy ring complicate his effort to discover what really lies behind the prosecution.

Raymond Denton is murdered with a baseball bat, placing Sarah Mellison under suspicion because she was seen handling the bats the previous night. The investigation must determine whether that connection reveals a killer or conceals another explanation.

Superintendent Bristow recruits John Mannering to find the Shadow, an unidentified jewel thief behind a string of prominent robberies. As the Baron follows the elusive criminal's trail, he discovers that the hunt has made him a target.

A religious leader secretly builds a movement inside the Soviet Union, then becomes a hunted man. Dr. Palfrey must locate him in hiding and arrange an escape before the authorities bring his work to an end.

Patrick Dawlish expects a quiet visit from his wife's American relatives, but finds himself confronting an international drug-smuggling conspiracy. Uncle Zebediah's inconsistent story raises questions as professional criminals threaten anyone who might expose their operation.

On holiday, Richard Rollison befriends a girl whose pursuer is later found murdered. The evidence implicates her, and his presence makes him a suspected accomplice, forcing the Toff into hiding while he tries to clear himself.

A vicious attack on Inspector Roger West is followed by an anonymous threat to his wife, Janet. With an enemy intent on destroying him, West must discover who is behind the danger before his family suffers.

Brothers Martin and Richard Fane take on a missing-dog case through their detective agency. Finding the animal proves straightforward, but the search draws them into forgery, kidnapping, and murder, putting both their reputation and lives at risk.

Watching through powerful binoculars, Tony Hardy sees three men brutally attack a woman on a lonely road. His attempt to understand what happened draws him toward a frightening stranger and raises the possibility that witnessing the crime has endangered him.

Children at a daycare center fall ill and recover with disturbing changes in their behavior. Dr. Palfrey faces a woman whose plan to control the country depends on commanding children too young to understand their role.

A dying man's cryptic warning alerts John Mannering to danger from someone identified as Paul K. As murders accumulate and the threat becomes personal, the Baron crosses legal boundaries in his effort to identify the unknown killer.

A series of attacks on policemen leaves Scotland Yard fearing an organized campaign of revenge. Inspector West takes charge of the investigation, searching for the person directing the gang before more officers fall victim to its violence.

Richard Rollison travels to South Africa and receives a hostile welcome that suggests his mission is already compromised. Someone suspects the real reason for his visit and is prepared to use murder to uncover what the Toff is doing.

A frightened secretary summons John Mannering to her employer's house at midnight. Finding the employer dead and the girl near death draws the Baron into danger, with betrayal and a suspicious detective complicating his investigation.

George Mallen sets out to help Gillian, the woman he loves, only to discover her husband's body behind a locked door. The killing makes her disappearance alarming and leaves him searching for an explanation.

Clairvoyant Hilda Kennedy repeatedly sees deaths in her crystal ball, and her predictions come true. Martin Fane investigates the disturbing connection, trying to uncover what is happening without allowing belief in the occult to dictate his conclusions.

A quiet country house becomes a place of fear after a servant's distress and a threatening letter foreshadow violence. When one death is followed by another, the remaining household must confront a murderer striking repeatedly among them.

Ten-year-old Ricky Shawn is kidnapped while vital Cold War talks hang in the balance. Roger West follows a trail of drugs and violence, racing to understand why the boy was taken before his captors kill him.

John Mannering flies to India to help an old friend and encounters a maharajah seeking credit, a jewel dealer involved with drugs, and an attempted detention. The Baron's inquiries expose enemies prepared to deal in murder.

A burglar kills jeweler Bernard Dale, an old friend of John Mannering. Although the evidence points to Dale's young partner, the Baron doubts his guilt and travels to the French Riviera in search of the real killer.

Patrick Dawlish travels to America after his wife Felicity disappears during a visit to friends. Her guide has been found dead in the Grand Canyon, and local authorities suspect her of murder, making his search urgently personal.

A search for a missing relative becomes deadly when an heiress's aunt is murdered. Richard Rollison follows the inheritance trail to Australia with the heiress, where pursuing the truth brings further danger to them both.

The murder of a young woman in a park appears connected to other deaths of beauty-contest entrants. Inspector West must determine whether one killer or several are targeting the contestants, and discover the reason behind the pattern.

Department Z faces an outside attack and a double agent within its ranks. As colleagues turn against one another, Gordon Craigie must identify the infiltrator before suspicion and counter-espionage destroy the British intelligence organization.

Two boys from a poor London neighborhood begin a small business on Armistice Night in 1918. Their friendship and enterprise develop between the world wars, shaped by changing social conditions and the growing threat from Nazi Germany.

A series of murders and a pursuing gunman put John Mannering in danger. A woman who apparently cannot speak and a gold ornament containing five jeweled eggs hold clues to the mystery the Baron must unravel.

Accused of treason, Patrick Dawlish travels to America's Pacific Northwest to confront the professor responsible. Finding him already dead leaves Dawlish seeking the killer, while the professor's wife becomes a dangerous obstacle to clearing his name.

Patrick Dawlish's settled London life collapses when a Spanish woman claims he is her husband and police arrest him over stolen emeralds. He must expose an impersonator before false accusations destroy his marriage and reputation.

A father comes to believe that his son is a murderer. That suspicion places their family relationship at the center of a crime story, with the possibility of guilt threatening the bond between them.

A jewel theft becomes far more complicated when the thief is kidnapped and John Mannering is framed for multiple murders. The former burglar known as the Baron must unravel a crime ring before its next move silences him.

A man calling himself the Magpie threatens to expose fraud within Jacob Arnikor's charitable trust. Arnikor's ruthless ally hunts him down as people who know about the scheme begin dying, forcing the Magpie to seek Scotland Yard's help.

Three entertainers disappear from a holiday camp, drawing the Toff undercover as a helper. Assisted by employee Liz Cherrell, Richard Rollison must investigate what happened to the missing Red Coats while keeping his real purpose concealed.

The Toff's family considers Richard Rollison an irresponsible playboy until trouble at a fair draws them into blackmail and drug trafficking. Helping a young cousin confronts him with dangerous criminals and the possibility of murder.

A would-be world ruler discovers a chemical in impure uranium that kills through contact passed between people. Dr. Palfrey must stop Anak's plans while the United Nations faces a threat that could turn ordinary human encounters lethal.

Leo Fenner arrives intending to murder a blackmailer, only to discover his target already dead. Encountering a frightened girl pursued for information she does not have transforms his planned crime into an unexpected attempt to protect her.

Scotland Yard's George Gideon faces a demanding day of apparently unrelated crimes while trying to honor his family commitments. As investigations overlap, his work requires both a methodical eye for connections and fair decisions about the people involved.

Missing jewels and two apparent kidnappings pull John Mannering into an investigation he cannot fully share with the police. Working almost alone, the Baron must untangle deceit surrounding his neighbor Francesca and confront the notorious Ephraim Scoby.

A night watchman is murdered and a department-store safe blasted open, suggesting another strike by the Gelignite Gang. Called from his bed, Inspector West begins an urgent investigation into thieves prepared to kill as well as steal.

The Toff wants to watch England play Australia at the Oval, but an American client in danger interrupts his cricket plans. Jewel theft and murder pull Richard Rollison away from the match and into another investigation.

A strange white mist appears and vanishes, taking the children of prominent figures with it. Dr. Palfrey investigates the deadly phenomenon, facing an enemy whose methods are unclear while the spreading threat promises disaster beyond individual disappearances.

In Nice, the Toff appears to be recruiting performers for a cabaret while secretly searching for a missing wealthy girl. An attempt on his life exposes the danger, and his inquiries repeatedly lead toward the elusive Chico.

Two murders in a Sussex seaside town put Inspector West on the trail of Lefty, a ruthless killer. A frightened girl stands between the criminal and stolen money, making the investigation an urgent struggle to prevent another death.

Inspector West is assigned to protect a visiting prince, but a public shooting kills the royal counselor. When the photographer who captured the attack is also murdered, West must identify the enemy behind the linked killings.

Felicity Dawlish helps an injured boy at her rural home, only to find herself trapped by armed criminals. Her husband Patrick senses something wrong during a phone call and races back from London to help.