John Creasey Books in Order

A missing important figure and a diamond smuggling ring take Roger West from London to South Africa. As he pursues the case abroad, his wife faces anxious questions about his safety and their marriage.

Acid attacks on young lovers send Roger West into an investigation involving frightened families, hospitals and a social club. As robbery and murder enter the case, he must determine what lies behind the violence.

Mona Lister’s apparent ability to foresee events brings Richard Rollison into a disturbing mystery. Predictions about a loved one’s death lead the Toff toward astrology, threatening horoscopes and a case involving murder.

After twenty years in prison, Cecil Chayter returns to a world divided over his guilt. Roger West investigates as people who believe him innocent clash with others determined to see him imprisoned again or dead.

An intelligent, rapidly breeding strain of rabbits called Lozis threatens to consume the world’s vegetation. Dr. Palfrey and Z5 confront the expanding danger as the creatures’ appetite puts humanity at risk of widespread starvation.

The disappearance of a nuclear physicist sends Patrick Dawlish searching for both the missing scientist and a dangerous piece of radioactive waste. His investigation combines a missing person case with the urgent problem of recovering hazardous material.

James Clayton goes on the run after his adopted sister Gloria is strangled following an argument over an inheritance. Maintaining his innocence, he becomes the focus of a manhunt in a mystery involving Dr. Cellini.

A dropped package draws Commander Gideon into an investigation of international diamond smuggling along the Thames. The trail reaches London’s port and a display of fashionable furs and jewels, where further danger awaits.

John Mannering visits an elderly woman’s Wiltshire home to value paintings, then encounters blackmail, arson and murder. A young woman named Joanna becomes part of a dangerous mystery surrounding the missing Old Masters.

A mysterious disease threatens timber and trees worldwide, bringing Dr. Palfrey into another international crisis. His investigation leads toward a Californian project and a fanatical organization whose ambitions extend to domination of the world.

A dead man discovered on an icy road becomes a case for Patrick Dawlish and the Crime Haters. The police recognize the body, giving their investigation a starting point as they examine the murder.

A new generation of criminals sets its sights on John Mannering, the former jewel thief known as the Baron. Their plans bring him dangerously close to disaster, but exploiting his reputation proves far harder than expected.

Repeated power failures complicate Commander Gideon’s work as he faces a fatal factory fire and the murders of children. The increasingly dangerous circumstances leave him struggling with several urgent investigations and his own predicament.

A diplomat’s apparent involvement in a jealous fight over a woman troubles Roger West, who suspects the incident conceals something more. His investigation takes him from Chelsea to Miami in pursuit of the truth.

Attempts on his wife’s life send John Mannering searching for the person behind the attacks. The investigation places the Baron in danger himself when he becomes locked inside Vandemeyer’s secret vaults during the hunt.

The deaths of three agents in West Africa and a friend’s unexplained weight loss bring Dr. Palfrey into a sinister investigation. A drug promising youth and strength becomes connected with enslavement and ambitions for world domination.

A violent robbery at a London tobacconist’s draws Richard Rollison into the activities of a youth gang associated with the Golden Boy. The Toff investigates as signs suggest motives extending beyond ordinary petty theft.

The murder of a child’s father and the death of an informant draw Patrick Dawlish into a dangerous inquiry. His Crime Haters investigation becomes increasingly personal while pointing toward a conspiracy involving people in high places.

A brutal attack on actor Danny O’Hara begins an investigation involving a penthouse and a concealed safe. Roger West follows a dangerous trail that takes him through a film studio and an abortion clinic.

Rumours that a Derby racehorse has been doped become a murder inquiry when the man associated with the allegation is found dead in the Thames. Commander Gideon investigates against the backdrop of a hot London.

A frightened caller reaches Quinn’s and tells Josh Larraby that he fears being killed, before the conversation takes a disturbing turn. John Mannering becomes involved in a sinister affair that puts the Baron himself in danger.

A choking yellow smog strikes an English village and an American city, presenting Dr. Palfrey with an international emergency. He and Z5 search for Professor Storr while trying to discover the cause of the deadly phenomenon.

Trouble at a home for unmarried mothers brings Richard Rollison an appeal for financial help. The Toff investigates when frightening events become entangled with a murderous plot, putting the future of the home at risk.

A student protest at a Californian college becomes connected with a brutal killing. Patrick Dawlish and the Crime Haters investigate disturbances that extend beyond the campus, with a trail involving wider unrest and Africa.

During Mario Rapelli’s assault trial, a witness admits accepting money to give false testimony. Roger West examines the resulting questions about the defendant’s alibi, pursuing an investigation that threatens to uncover a larger conspiracy.

The theft of a Velázquez painting from the National Gallery becomes more complicated when the obvious suspect is found dead. Commander Gideon investigates an affair involving a kidnapped art dealer’s daughter and a counterfeiting ring.

A jewel robbery draws John Mannering and former Scotland Yard chief William Bristow into a dangerous affair. Revenge lies behind the trouble, while Mannering himself falls under suspicion of crimes including murder and robbery.

When babies stop being born around the world, Dr. Palfrey faces a crisis that threatens humanity’s future. He and Z5 investigate the cause, confronting an extraordinary danger connected with visitors from beyond Earth.

After an MP is murdered before an election, Richard Rollison is urged to stand for Parliament. An American journalist from his past returns as threats and a drug ring complicate the Toff’s unexpected campaign.

A violent gold robbery leaves Roger West pursuing criminals desperate to protect their haul. With a splinter of glass providing his only clue, he must find a way into the Bullion Boys’ dangerous operation.

An arrogant young artist demands financial support from John Mannering, then is found close to death. Unsure whether it was suicide or attempted murder, the Baron investigates while a killer and suspicious police complicate his efforts.

A new science promises silent aircraft, quiet factories, and protection from radioactive contamination. But its benefits come with a demand for obedience, leaving Dr Palfrey to confront a scheme that threatens freedom on a global scale.

Richard Rollison tries to correct a £10,000 error in his tax assessment. Instead of a routine discussion, he finds officials frightened of him, turning a financial dispute into a mystery the Toff needs to unravel.

A late-night phone call sends Richard Rollison to rescue a young woman. Back at his apartment, he meets her identical double, and another arrives the next morning, leaving the Toff wondering who has drawn him into trouble.

Felicity Dawlish's search for a housekeeper brings a mysterious young woman into her life. When threats and an attempted poisoning follow, her husband Patrick must investigate danger that has reached uncomfortably close to their home.

Patrick Dawlish is reported dead after an attack by the Farenza crime organisation, but he lies unconscious in an Italian hospital. His enemies plan major robberies while his wife Felicity becomes another target for the gang.

Strikes threaten London's newspapers and docks while political extremists prepare to disrupt dockside meetings. Commander George Gideon must keep the peace and protect reporters as labour disputes expose a wider threat to the city.

An Anglo-American gang targets the Sarum Magna Carta despite the security protecting it in Salisbury Cathedral Library. Superintendent Roger West must recover the document and trace the criminals behind a theft of national importance.

An Arizona cowboy arrives in London drugged and expecting riches after an invitation from the Toff. Richard Rollison sent no such invitation, and must discover who is using his name to lure the visitor into danger.

Thick yellow fog gives London's criminals cover to work undisturbed. Commander George Gideon sets out to disrupt their operations, but finds himself dealing with a tangled investigation whose connections are harder to penetrate than the weather.

A married professor's secret relationship and teenage son leave him vulnerable to blackmail. He asks Roger West for help, drawing the detective into a fight against a motorcycle gang while protecting people threatened by the scandal.

A mysterious disease strikes influential men around the world before affecting their daughters. Dr Palfrey and Z5 investigate its source, confronting new weapons and an adversary whose ambitions threaten to place the planet under dangerous control.

Patrick Dawlish's holiday with Felicity is interrupted when a former policeman nearly dies before passing on his suspicions. The attack points toward a leading scientist's supposedly accidental death, turning a break from work into another investigation.

A young prince visits John Mannering's antique shop seeking his missing dynastic treasures. Determined to bring democracy to his island, he faces enemies who threaten his life, drawing the Baron into a dangerous search.

The early Bow Street Runners try to enforce justice in a London troubled by crime. This historical novel follows their development alongside family life and the changing institutions that shape the beginnings of organised policing.

Patrick Dawlish confronts a brainwashing scheme operating across international borders. The case takes his crime-fighting work beyond an ordinary local investigation, placing him against an organised threat built around the manipulation of other people's minds.

An escaped rapist and murderer, contaminated food linked to stolen refrigerated trucks, and a bereaved father's threats keep George Gideon occupied. Several urgent investigations compete for his attention as his officers try to contain the dangers.

Hugh Buckingham narrowly escapes an attack involving a bus, while another identity links him to a man dangerous to his family. Dr Emmanuel Cellini assists Scotland Yard in examining the troubling case and the behaviour behind it.

A figure claiming the power of Thor appears in Wiltshire and recruits a wealthy landowner to recreate Valhalla on earth. Dr Palfrey faces a threat that brings the imagery of Norse mythology into modern Britain.

After attempts on Roger West's life, Scotland Yard announces his death as part of a deception aimed at organised corruption. Working undercover, West tries to enter the circles of criminals whose influence reaches into high places.

Teenage violence in George Gideon's neighbourhood and a long-running kidnapping compete with a murder investigation. As his family prepares for a wedding, Gideon must manage cases involving a clairvoyant's claims and a brother bent on revenge.

John Mannering is asked to value Ezra Peek's estate while a mysterious woman follows him around London. A robbery at Quinns endangers his wife, and the stranger's declaration of love makes the connections still harder to understand.

Dr Palfrey faces an opponent able to create tornadoes and direct their paths. With violent weather becoming a controlled weapon, he must confront a danger that can turn a natural disaster into a deliberate attack.

George Gideon must examine justice within his own force as three officers become entangled in troubling cases. Bribed witnesses, a death during questioning, and an ambitious detective's pursuit of an arson suspect put police conduct under scrutiny.

A threatened shopkeeper, shootings, and rival political factions place George Gideon under pressure. When his newborn grandson is kidnapped, the commander must balance London's immediate dangers with a search that reaches into his own family.

George Gideon's planned raid on London's criminals is taken out of his hands, then an informer reveals a leak at Scotland Yard. Restored to command, he must act before the gang escapes with knowledge of police plans.