John Creasey

Gideon of Scotland Yard was the basis for the John Ford movie Gideon's Day (1958) and for the television series Gideon's Way (1964–66). The Baron character was made into a TV series starring Steve Forrest as The Baron (1966–67).

John Creasey studied at Morley College. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are detective fiction. Works named in the authority record are The Toff. Distinctions recorded are Member of the Order of the British Empire and Edgar Awards.

• Name — John Creasey • Pen Name — see list here • Born — 17 September 1908 • Birthplace — Southfields, London Borough of Wandsworth, England • Died — 9 June 1973 • Place of death — Salisbury, Wiltshire, England • Occupation — Writer • Genre — Crime fiction, Science fiction, Westerns, Romantic novels • Notable Works — The Toff series George Gideon series (as J.J. Marric) Inspector Roger West series The Baron series (as Anthony Morton) Doctor Emmanuel Cellini series Dr. Palfrey series

John Creasey was born in Southfields, London Borough of Wandsworth (formerly part of Surrey), to a working-class family. He was the seventh of nine children of Ruth and Joseph Creasey, a poor coach maker. Creasey was educated at Fulham Elementary School and Sloane School, both in London. From 1923 to 1935 he worked various clerical, factory, and sales jobs while trying to establish himself as a writer. After a number of rejections, Creasey's first book was published in 1930. His first crime novel, Seven Times Seven, about a gang of criminals, was published in January 1932 by Melrose. In 1935 he became a full-time writer. In 1937 alone, twenty-nine of his books were published. A phenomenally fast writer, he once suggested that he could be shut up in a glass-box and write there a whole book. In 1938, he created the character The Toff with the first novel Introducing the Toff. The Toff series would continue for 59 novels from 1938 to 1978. The Toff, The Honourable Richard Rollison, is an aristocrat and an amateur sleuth. ("Toff" is a British slang expression for an aristocrat.) During World War II, he created the character of Dr. Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey, a British secret service agent, who forms Z5, a secret underground group that owes its allegiance to the Allies. The first novel of the Dr. Palfrey 34-book series was Traitor's Doom, published in 1942 by John Long Ltd., while the last was The Whirlwind in 1979. In 1962, Creasey won an Edgar Award for Best Novel, from the Mystery Writers of America (MWA), for Gideon's Fire, written under the pseudonym J. J. Marric. In 1969 he received the MWA's greatest honour, the Grand Master Award. He served one term as president of the organization in 1966, one of only three non-American writers to be so honoured. Creasey had as many publishers as he had pseudonyms, but enjoyed enduring relations with John Long and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. After he finally broke into the American market in the 1950s, many of his books were released by Harper and Scribners; Walker reissued many older titles in revised editions. During the 1940s, Creasey was living at "Cattistock", Fernlea Avenue, Ferndown, Wimborne in Dorset. He died at his home New Hall, which is now New Hall Hospital, Bodenham near Salisbury, Wiltshire in 1973. In March 2007, his family sold all of Creasey's copyrights to Fleming Literary Management.

• Several adaptations were made of Creasey's novels. On film these included: Salute the Toff (1952, also known as Brighthaven Express in the USA), Hammer the Toff (1952), John Ford's Gideon's Day (1958, also known as Gideon of Scotland Yard in the USA), released by Columbia Pictures, and Cat & Mouse (1958, also known as The Desperate Men in the USA), written as Michael Halliday. • On television, a series based on the Commander George Gideon character, Gideon's Way, was produced from 1964 to 1965 by ITC Entertainment and starring John Gregson in the title rôle. ITC followed this with a version of Creasey's The Baron character (1965–66), starring Steve Forrest. • Between 1967 and 1971 the BBC produced a radio version of Creasey's Roger West stories with actor Patrick Allen in the title role as Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Roger "Handsome" West, with Allen's real-life wife Sarah Lawson playing the role of West's wife Janet. The Toff was also portrayed on Australian and BBC radio.

His pseudonyms include: • Gordon Ashe • Henry St. John Cooper • Credo • Norman Deane • Robert Caine Frazer • Patrick Gill • Michael Halliday • Charles Hogarth (with Ian Bowen) • Brian Hope • Colin Hughes • Kyle Hunt • Abel Mann • Peter Manton • J.J. Marric • James Marsden • Richard Martin • Rodney Mattheson • Anthony Morton • Henry St. John • Martin Richard • Jeremy York In addition, he wrote Westerns under the names of Ken Ranger, Tex Riley, William K. Reilly, and Jimmy Wilde. He also wrote Romantic novels under the names of Margaret Cooke, M.E. Cooke, and Elise Fecamps.

Creasey was a longtime committed Liberal party member though he later became an independent. He said that he had been organising Liberal street-corner meetings from the age of 12. At the time of the 1945 general election Creasey was Chairman of the local Liberal Association in Bournemouth where his publicity and writing skills were instrumental in helping the Liberals to an atypical second place. He was adopted as prospective parliamentary candidate for Bournemouth West in 1946 and appeared on the platform at the 1947 Liberal Assembly, which was held in Bournemouth. He fought Bournemouth West in the 1950 general election, coming third. He became increasingly unhappy with the party through the 1950s though and disagreed so much with the party's policy concerning the Suez Crisis he resigned his membership. However, after the Orpington by-election success of 1962 and impressed with Jo Grimond's leadership of the party he seemed to be reviving his Liberal activity. By January 1966 however, he had founded the All Party Alliance, a pressure group which sought to unite the best people from all parties. The platform of the All Party Alliance was based on running industry by councils made up of workers, managers, investors and government to avoid industrial action, with a mind to eventually eliminate income tax. Creasey fought by-elections as an independent in support of this idea around 1967 at Nuneaton, Brierley Hill and Manchester Gorton. He also fought Oldham West during the by-election of June 1968. He did well for an independent with the first-past-the-post system, having limited resources and often little time to campaign. In Oldham West he beat his old party's candidate into fourth place. He could not seem to shed his affection for the Liberal party however, congratulating Birmingham Ladywood by-election victor Wallace Lawler in July 1969 and attending the 1969 party assembly albeit to promote All Party Alliance aims. In 1972 he relaunched the All Party Alliance as Evolution to Democracy (Evo). Evo merged with Colin Campion's "The Organisation", a Yorkshire-based party which advocated coalition governments based on the proportion of votes cast for each party, to form the "Independent Democratic Alliance", which soon faded after Creasey's death, and its poor performance in the February 1974 general election. John Creasey features in the Look At Life film I Protest! where he is seen collecting signatures for a petition to lobby the government to take action against the number of deaths due to road accidents.

The Young Gallery in Salisbury holds a collection of books, personal effects, and objects relating to John Creasey as part of its collection. This was previously known as the John Creasey Museum, but now comes under the Young & Creasey Gallery Trust.

In 1953, John Creasey founded the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) in the UK. The CWA New Blood Dagger is awarded in his memory, for first books by previously unpublished writers; sponsored by BBC Audiobooks, it includes a prize of £1000. This award was known previously as the John Creasey Memorial Dagger.

• code — series — titles • GG — The Commander George Gideon series — 28 • Z5 — Dr. Palfrey (Z5) series — 39 • DZ — The Department Z series — 28 • RW — Chief Inspector Roger West series — 68 • TT — The Toff series — 80 • SB — Sexton Blake series — 4 • Ba — The Baron series — 62 • BM — The Bruce Murdoch series — 6 • Li — The Liberator series — 3 • MK — The Mark Kilby series — 8 • SF — The Superintendent Folly series — 12 • FB — The Fane Brothers series — 8 • DC — The Doctor Cellini series — 22 • PD — The Patrick Dawlish Series — 54 Genres: RO for romance, WE for westerns, MY for mystery, na for no idea. Reprint, sometimes under another name. • genre — credits — ser. — title — year — comments • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Day — 1955 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon of Scotland Yard — - — reprint of Gideon's Day • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Week — 1956 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — 7 Days to Death — - — reprint of Gideon's Week • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Night — 1957 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Month — 1958 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Staff — 1959 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Risk — 1960 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Fire — 1961 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's March — 1962 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Ride — 1963 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Vote — 1964 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Lot — 1965 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Badge — 1966 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Wrath — 1967 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's River — 1968 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Power — 1969 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Sport — 1970 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Art — 1971 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Men — 1972 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Press — 1973 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Fog — 1975 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Drive — 1976 • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Force — 1978 — written by William Vivian Butler • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Law — 1981 — written by William Vivian Butler • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Way — 1983 — written by William Vivian Butler • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Raid — 1986 — written by William Vivian Butler • MY — J. J. Marric — GG — Gideon's Fear — 1990 — written by William Vivian Butler • na — John Creasey — Z5 — Traitor's Doom — 1942 Nov. • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Valley of Fear — 1943 May • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Perilous Country — - — reprint of The Valley of Fear • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Legion of the Lost — 1943 Nov. • na — John Creasey — Z5 — Dangerous Quest — 1944 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — Death in the Rising Sun — 1945 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Hounds of Vengeance — 1945 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — Shadow of Doom — 1946 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The House of the Bears — 1946 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — Dark Harvest — 1947 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Wings of Peace — 1948 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Sons of Satan — 1948 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Dawn of Darkness — 1949 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The League of Light — 1949 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Man Who Shook the World — 1950 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Prophet of Fire — 1951 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Children of Hate — 1952 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Killers of Innocence — - — reprint of The Children of Hate • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Touch of Death — 1954 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Mists of Fear — 1955 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Flood — 1956 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Plague of Silence — 1958 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Drought — 1959 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — Dry Spell — - — reprint of The Drought • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Terror — 1962 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Depths — 1963 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Sleep — 1964 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Inferno — 1965 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Famine — 1967 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Blight — 1968 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Oasis — 1969 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Smog — 1970 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Unbegotten — 1971 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Insulators — 1972 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Voiceless Ones — 1973 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Thunder-Maker — 1976 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — The Whirlwind — 1979 • last two books written by Richard Creasey; the central figure is Thomas Palfrey, the doctor's grandson • na — John Creasey — Z5 — Eternity's Sunrise — 2012 • na — John Creasey — Z5 — Hard Targets — 2013 — omnibus: Wings of Fear, Burning Night and Deadly Sleep • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Death Miser — 1933 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Redhead — 1933 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — First Came a Murder — 1934 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Death 'Round the Corner — 1935 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Mark of the Crescent — 1935 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Thunder in Europe — 1936 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Terror Trap — 1936 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Carriers of Death — 1937 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Days of Danger — 1937 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Death Stands By — 1938 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Menace! — 1938 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Murder Must Wait — 1939 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Panic! — 1939 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Death by Night — 1940 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Island of Peril — 1940 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Sabotage — 1941 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Go Away Death — 1941 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Day of Disaster — 1942 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Prepare for Action — 1942 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — No Darker Crime — 1943 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Dark Peril — 1944 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Peril Ahead — 1946 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The League of Dark Men — 1947 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Department of Death — 1949 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Enemy Within — 1950 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — Dead or Alive — 1951 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — A Kind of Prisoner — 1954 • MY — John Creasey — DZ — The Black Spiders — 1957 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West Takes Charge — 1942 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West Leaves Town — 1943 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Go Away to Murder — - — reprint of Inspector West Leaves Town • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West at Home — 1944 — adapted for BBC Radio starring Patrick Allen • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West Regrets — 1945 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Holiday for Inspector West — 1946 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Battle for Inspector West — 1948 — adapted for BBC Radio starring Patrick Allen • MY — John Creasey — RW — Triumph for Inspector West — 1948 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Case Against Paul Raeburn — - — reprint of Triumph for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West Kicks Off — 1949 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Sport for inspector West — - — reprint of Inspector West Kicks Off • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West Alone — 1950 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West Cries Wolf — 1950 — adapted for BBC Radio starring Patrick Allen • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Creepers — - — reprint of Inspector West Cries Wolf • MY — John Creasey — RW — A Case for Inspector West — 1951 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Figure in the Dusk — - — reprint of A Case for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Puzzle for Inspector West — 1951 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Dissemblers — - — reprint of Puzzle for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West at Bay — 1952 — adapted for BBC Radio starring Patrick Allen • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Blind Spot — - — reprint of Inspector West at Bay • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Case of the Acid Throwers — - — reprint of Inspector West at Bay • MY — John Creasey — RW — A Gun for Inspector West — 1953 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Give a Man a Gun — - — reprint of A Gun for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Send Inspector West — 1953 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Send Superintendent West — - — slightly rewritten Send Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — A Beauty for Inspector West — 1954 — adapted for BBC Radio starring Patrick Allen • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Beauty Queen Killer — - — reprint of A Beauty for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — So Young, So Cold, So Fair — - — reprint of A Beauty for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Inspector West Makes Haste — 1955 — adapted for BBC Radio starring Patrick Allen • MY — John Creasey — RW — Murder Makes Haste — - — reprint of Inspector West Makes Haste • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Gelignite Gang — - — reprint of Inspector West Makes Haste • MY — John Creasey — RW — Night of the Watchman — - — reprint of Inspector West Makes Haste • MY — John Creasey — RW — Two for Inspector West — 1955 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Murder: One, Two, Three — - — reprint of Two for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Murder Tips the Scales — - — reprint of Two for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Parcels for Inspector West — 1956 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Death of a Postman — - — reprint of Parcels for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — A Prince for Inspector West — 1956 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Death of an Assassin — - — reprint of A Prince for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Accident for Inspector West — 1957 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Hit and Run — - — reprint of Accident for Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Find Inspector West — 1957 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Trouble at Saxby's — - — reprint of Find Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Doorway to Death — - — reprint of Find Inspector West • MY — John Creasey — RW — Murder, London – New York — 1958 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Strike for Death — 1958 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Killing Strike — - — reprint of Strike for Death • MY — John Creasey — RW — Death of a Racehorse — 1959 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Case of the Innocent Victims — 1959 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Murder on the Line — 1960 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Death in Cold Print — 1961 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Scene of the Crime — 1961 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Policeman's Dread — 1962 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Hang the Little Man — 1963 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Look Three Ways at Murder — 1964 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Murder, London – Australia — 1965 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Murder, London – South Africa — 1966 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Executioners — 1967 • MY — John Creasey — RW — So Young to Burn — 1968 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Murder, London – Miami — 1969 • MY — John Creasey — RW — A Part for a Policeman — 1970 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Alibi — 1971 • MY — John Creasey — RW — Alibi for Inspector West — - — reprint of Alibi • MY — John Creasey — RW — A Splinter of Glass — 1972 • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Theft of Magna Carta — - • MY — John Creasey — RW — Theft of Magna Carta — - — reprint of The Theft of Magna Carta • MY — John Creasey — RW — The Extortioners — 1974 • MY — John Creasey — RW — A Sharp Rise in Crime — 1978 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Introducing the Toff — 1938 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Goes On — 1939 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Steps Out — 1939 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Here Comes the Toff — 1940 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Breaks In — 1940 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Salute the Toff — 1941 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Proceeds — 1941 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Goes to Market — 1942 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Is Back — 1942 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Among Millions — 1943 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Accuse the Toff — 1943 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Curate — 1944 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Deadly Parson — - — reprint of The Toff and the Curate • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Great Illusion — 1944 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Feathers for the Toff — 1945 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Cinema Crimes — 1945 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Lady — 1946 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff on Ice — 1946 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Poison for The Toff — - — reprint of The Toff on Ice • MY — John Creasey — TT — Hammer the Toff — 1947 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff in Town — 1947 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Takes Shares — 1948 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and Old Harry — 1949 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff on Board — 1949 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Fool the Toff — 1950 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Kill the Toff — 1950 • MY — John Creasey — TT — A Knife for the Toff — 1951 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Goes Gay — 1951 • MY — John Creasey — TT — A Mask for the Toff — - — reprint of The Toff Goes Gay • MY — John Creasey — TT — Hunt the Toff — 1952 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Call the Toff — 1953 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff Down Under — 1953 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Break the Toff — - — reprint of The Toff Down Under • MY — John Creasey — TT — Murder Out of the Past — 1953 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff at Butlin's — 1954 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff at the Fair — 1954 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Last Laugh For The Toff — - — reprint of The Toff at the Fair • MY — John Creasey — TT — A Six for the Toff — 1955 • MY — John Creasey — TT — A Score for the Toff — - — reprint of A Six for the Toff • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Deep Blue Sea — 1955 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Make-Up for the Toff — 1956 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Kiss the Toff — - — reprint of Make-Up for the Toff • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff in New York — 1956 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Model for the Toff — 1957 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff on Fire — 1957 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Stolen Tresses — 1958 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff on the Farm — 1958 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Terror for the Toff — - — reprint of The Toff on the Farm • MY — John Creasey — TT — Double for the Toff — 1959 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Runaway Bride — 1959 • MY — John Creasey — TT — A Rocket for the Toff — 1960 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Kidnapped Child — 1960 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Kidnapped Child — - — reprint of The Toff and the Kidnapped Child • MY — John Creasey — TT — Follow the Toff — 1961 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Teds — 1961 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Toughs — - — reprint of The Toff and the Teds • MY — John Creasey — TT — A Doll for the Toff — 1959 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Leave It to the Toff — 1962 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Spider — 1965 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff in Wax — 1966 • MY — John Creasey — TT — A Bundle for the Toff — 1967 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Stars for the Toff — 1968 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Golden Boy — 1969 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Fallen Angels — 1970 • MY — John Creasey — TT — Vote for the Toff — 1971 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Trip-Trip-Triplets — 1972 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Terrified Taxman — 1973 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Sleepy Cowboy — 1974 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Crooked Copper — 1977 • MY — John Creasey — TT — The Toff and the Dead Man's Finger — 1978 — written by William Vivian Butler • MY — John Creasey — SB — The Case of the Murdered Financier — 1937 • MY — John Creasey — SB — The Great Air Swindle — 1939 • MY — John Creasey — SB — The Man from Fleet Street — 1940 • MY — John Creasey — SB — The Case of the Mad Inventor — 1942 • MY — John Creasey — SB — Private Carter's Crime — 1943 • MY — John Creasey — Seven Times Seven — 1932 • MY — John Creasey — Men, Maids and Murder — 1933 • MY — John Creasey — The Men Who Died Laughing — 1935 • MY — John Creasey — Yesterday's Murder — 1945 • MY — John Creasey — The Mountain of the Blind — 1960 • MY — John Creasey — The Foothills of Fear — 1961 • MY — John Creasey — The Masters of Bow Street — 1972 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Meet the Baron — 1937 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Man in the Blue Mask — - — U.S. title for Meet the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron Returns — 1937 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Return of Blue Mask — - — U.S. title for The Baron Returns • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron Again — 1938 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Salute Blue Mask — - — U.S. title for The Baron Again • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron at Bay — 1938 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Blue Mask at Bay — - — U.S. title for The Baron at Bay • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Alias the Baron — 1939 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Alias Blue Mask — - — U.S. title for Alias the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron at Large — 1939 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Challenge Blue Mask — - — U.S. title for The Baron at Large • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Versus the Baron — 1940 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Blue Mask Strikes Again — - — U.S. title for Versus the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Call for the Baron — 1940 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Blue Mask Victorious — - — U.S. title for Call for the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron Comes Back — 1943 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — A Case for the Baron — 1945 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Reward for the Baron — 1945 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Career for the Baron — 1946 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron and the Beggar — 1947 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — A Rope for the Baron — 1948 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Blame the Baron — 1948 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Books for the Baron — 1949 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Cry for the Baron — 1950 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Trap the Baron — 1950 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Attack the Baron — 1951 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Shadow the Baron — 1951 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Warn the Baron — 1952 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron Goes East — 1953 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron in France — 1953 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Danger for the Baron — 1953 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron Goes Fast — 1954 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Nest-Egg for the Baron — 1954 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Deaf, Dumb and Blonde — - — U.S. title for Nest-Egg for the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Help from the Baron — 1955 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Hide the Baron — 1956 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Frame the Baron — 1957 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Double Frame — - — U.S. title for Frame the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Red Eye for the Baron — 1958 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Blood Red — - — U.S. title for Red Eye for the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Black for the Baron — 1959 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — If Anything Happens to Hester — - — U.S. title for Black for the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Salute for the Baron — 1960 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — A Branch for the Baron — 1961 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron Branches Out — - — U.S. title for A Branch for the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Bad for the Baron — 1962 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron and the Stolen Legacy — - — U.S. title for Bad for the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — A Sword for the Baron — 1963 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron and the Mogul Swords — - — U.S. title for A Sword for the Baron • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron on Board — 1964 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron and the Chinese Puzzle — 1965 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Sport for the Baron — 1966 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Affair for the Baron — 1967 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron and the Missing Old Masters — 1968 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron and the Unfinished Portrait — 1969 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Last Laugh for the Baron — 1970 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron Goes A-Buying — 1971 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron and the Arrogant Artist — 1972 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Burgle the Baron — 1973 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — The Baron, King-Maker — 1975 • WE — Anthony Morton — Ba — Love for the Baron — 1979 • MY — Norman Deane — BM — 1. Secret Errand — 1939 • MY — Norman Deane — BM — 2. Dangerous Journey — 1939 • MY — Norman Deane — BM — 3. Unknown Mission — 1940 • MY — Norman Deane — BM — 4. The Withered Man — 1940 • MY — Norman Deane — BM — 5. I Am the Withered Man — 1941 • MY — Norman Deane — BM — 6. Where is the Withered Man — 1942 • MY — Norman Deane — Li — 1. Return to Adventure — 1943 • MY — Norman Deane — Li — 2. Gateway to Escape — 1944 • MY — Norman Deane — Li — 3. Come Home to Crime — 1945 • MY — Robert Caine Frazer — MK — 1. Mark Kilby Solves a Murder — 1959 • MY — Robert Caine Frazer — MK — R.I.S.C. — - — reprint of Mark Kilby Solves a Murder • MY — Robert Caine Frazer — MK — The Timid Tycoon — - — reprint of Mark Kilby Solves a Murder • MY — Robert Caine Frazer — MK — 2. Mark Kilby and the Secret Syndicate — 1960 • MY — Robert Caine Frazer — MK — 3. Mark Kilby and the Miami Mob — 1960 • MY — Robert Caine Frazer — MK — 4. Mark Kilby Stands Alone — 1962 • MY — Robert Caine Frazer — MK — 5. Mark Kilby Takes a Risk — 1962 • MY — Robert Caine Frazer — MK — 6. The Hollywood Hoax — 1964 • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Foul Play Suspected — 1942 — originally standalone without Folly • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Murder in the Family — 1944 — originally standalone without Folly • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Crime With Many Voices — 1945 — originally standalone without Folly • MY — Jeremy York — SF — No Crime More Cruel — 1945 — originally standalone without Folly • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Find the Body — 1945 • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Murder Came Late — 1946 • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Mystery Motive — 1947 — originally standalone without Folly • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Run Away to Murder — 1947 • MY — Jeremy York — SF — First a Murder — 1947 • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Close the Door on Murder — 1948 • MY — Jeremy York — SF — Let's Kill Uncle Lionel — 1948 • MY — Jeremy York — SF — The Gallows are Waiting — 1948 — originally standalone without Folly • MY — Michael Halliday — FB — Take a Body — 1951 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — FB — Murder in the Stars — 1953 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — FB — Man on the Run — 1953 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — FB — Lame Dog Murder — 1955 — in UK • MY — Jeremy York — FB — Take a Body — 1972 — in the US: reprint • MY — Jeremy York — FB — Murder in the Stars — 1972 — in the US: reprint • MY — Jeremy York — FB — Man on the Run — 1972 — in the US: reprint • MY — Jeremy York — FB — Lame Dog Murder — 1972 — in the US: reprint • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — Cunning as a Fox — 1965 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — Wicked as the Devil — 1966 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — Sly as a Serpent — 1967 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — Cruel as a Cat — 1968 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — Too Good to Be True — 1969 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — A Period of Evil — 1970 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — As Lonely as the Damned — 1971 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — As Empty as Hate — 1972 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — As Merry as Hell — 1972 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — This Man Did I Kill? — 1974 — in UK • MY — Michael Halliday — DC — The Man Who Was Not Himself — 1975 — in UK • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — Cunning as a Fox — 1965 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — Wicked as the Devil — 1966 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — Sly as a Serpent — 1967 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — Cruel as a Cat — 1968 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — Too Good to Be True — 1969 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — A Period of Evil — 1971 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — As Lonely as the Damned — 1972 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — As Empty as Hate — 1972 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — As Merry as Hell — 1973 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — This Man Did I Kill? — 1974 — in the US: reprint • MY — Kyle Hunt — DC — The Man Who Was Not Himself — 1975 — in the US: reprint • MY — Jeremy York — By Persons Unknown — 1941 • MY — Jeremy York — Murder Unseen — 1943 • MY — Jeremy York — No Alibi — 1944 • MY — Jeremy York — Yesterday's Murder — 1945 • MY — Jeremy York — Wilful Murder — 1946 • MY — Jeremy York — Death to My Killer — 1950 • MY — Jeremy York — Sentence of Death — 1950 • MY — Jeremy York — Voyage of Death — 1952 • MY — Jeremy York — Voyage with Murder — - — reprint of Voyage of Death • MY — Jeremy York — Safari with Murder — 1953 • MY — Jeremy York — Safari with Fear — - — reprint of Safari with Murder • MY — Jeremy York — So Soon to Die — 1955 • MY — Jeremy York — Seeds of Murder — 1956 • MY — Jeremy York — Sight of Death — 1956 • MY — Jeremy York — My Brother's Killer — 1958 • MY — Jeremy York — Hide and Kill — 1959 • MY — Jeremy York — To Kill or to Die — 1960 • MY — Jeremy York — To Kill or Die — - — reprint of To Kill or to Die • MY — Peter Manton — The Greyvale School Mystery — 1937 • MY — Peter Manton — Murder Manor — 1937 • MY — Peter Manton — Stand By for Danger — 1937 • MY — Peter Manton — Circle of Justice — 1938 • MY — Peter Manton — Three Days' Terror — 1938 • MY — Peter Manton — The Crime Syndicate — 1939 • MY — Peter Manton — Death Looks On — 1939 • MY — Peter Manton — Murder in the Highlands — 1939 • MY — Peter Manton — The Midget Marvel — 1940 • MY — Peter Manton — Policeman's Triumph — 1948 • MY — Peter Manton — Thief in the Night — 1950 • MY — Peter Manton — No Escape from Murder — 1953 • MY — Peter Manton — The Charity Killers — 1954 • MY — Peter Manton — The Crooked Killer — 1954 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Speaker — 1939 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Death on Demand — 1939 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Terror by Day — 1940 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Secret Murder — 1940 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Ware Danger — 1941 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Murder Most Foul — 1941 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — There Goes Death — 1942 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Death in High Places — 1942 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Death in Flames — 1943 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Two Men Missing — 1943 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Rogues Rampant — 1944 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Death on the Move — 1945 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Invitation to Adventure — 1946 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Here is Danger — 1946 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Give Me Murder — 1947 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Murder Too Late — 1947 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Engagement with Death — 1948 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Dark Mystery — 1948 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Puzzle in Pearls — 1949 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Kill or Be Killed — 1949 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Murder with Mushrooms — 1950 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Dark Circle — 1951 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Death in Diamonds — 1951 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Missing or Dead — 1951 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Death in a Hurry — 1952 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Sleepy Death — 1953 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Long Search — 1953 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Drop Dead — 1954 — U.S. title for The Long Search • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Death in the Trees — 1954 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Double for Death — 1954 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Kidnapped Child — 1955 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Snatch — - — reprint of The Kidnapped Child • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Day of Fear — 1956 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Wait for Death — 1957 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Come Home to Death — 1958 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Pack of Lies — 1959 — U.S. title for Come Home to Death, • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Elope to Death — 1959 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Don't Let Him Kill — 1960 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Man Who Laughed at Murder — 1960 — U.S. title for Don't Let Him Kill • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Crime Haters — 1961 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Rogues' Ransom — 1962 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — Death from Below — 1963 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — The Big Call — 1964 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Promise of Diamonds — 1964 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Taste of Treasure — 1966 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Clutch of Coppers — 1967 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Shadow of Death — 1968 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Scream Of Murder — 1969 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Nest of Traitors — 1970 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Rabble of Rebels — 1971 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Life for a Death — 1972 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Herald of Doom — 1973 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Blast of Trumpets — 1974 • MY — Gordon Ashe — PD — A Plague of Demons — 1975 • MY — Gordon Ashe — Who Was the Jester? — 1940 • MY — Gordon Ashe — The Man Who Stayed Alive — 1955 • MY — Gordon Ashe — No Need to Die — 1956 • MY — Gordon Ashe — You Bet Your Life — 1957 • MY — Abel Mann — Danger Woman — 1966 • WE — Tex Riley — Gun-Smoke Range — 1938 • WE — Ken Ranger — One-Shot Marriott — 1938 • WE — Tex Riley — Two-Gun Girl — 1938 • WE — Ken Ranger — Roaring Guns — 1939 • WE — Tex Riley — Gunshot Mesa — 1939 • WE — William K. Riley — Range War — 1939 • WE — William K. Riley — Two Gun Texan — 1939 • WE — William K. Riley — Gun Feud — 1940 • WE — Tex Riley — Masked Riders — 1940 • WE — Tex Riley — Rustler's Range — 1940 • WE — Tex Riley — The Shootin' Sheriff — 1940 • WE — William K. Riley — Stolen Range — 1940 • WE — William K. Riley — Outlaw's Vengeance — 1941 • WE — William K. Riley — War on the Lazy-K — 1941 • WE — Tex Riley — Death Canyon — 1941 • WE — Tex Riley — Guns on the Range — 1942 • WE — William K. Riley — Guns over Blue Lake — 1942 • WE — William K. Riley — Riders of Dry Gulch — 1943 • WE — Tex Riley — Range Justice — 1943 • WE — William K. Riley — Long John Rides the Range — 1944 • WE — Tex Riley — Outlaw Hollow — 1944 • WE — William K. Riley — Miracle Range — 1945 • WE — Tex Riley — Hidden Range — 1946 • WE — William K. Riley — The Secrets of the Range — 1946 • WE — Tex Riley — Forgotten Range — 1947 • WE — Tex Riley — Trigger Justice — 1948 • WE — Tex Riley — Bullet Justice — 1949 • WE — Tex Riley — Lynch Hollow — 1949 • WE — William K. Riley — Outlaw Guns — 1949 • WE — William K. Riley — Range Vengeance — 1953 • RO — Margaret Cooke — For Love's Sake — 1934 • RO — Elise Fecamps — Lover of Hate — 1936 • RO — Margaret Cooke — False Love or True — 1937 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Troubled Journey — 1937 • RO — Elise Fecamps — Love's Triumph — 1937 • RO — Elise Fecamps — True Love — 1937 • RO — Henry St John Cooper — Chains of Love — 1937 • RO — Henry St John Cooper — Love's Pilgrimage — 1937 • RO — Margaret Cooke — A Mannequin's Romance — 1938 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Fate's Playthings — 1938 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Love Calls Twice — 1938 • RO — Margaret Cooke — The Road to Happiness — 1938 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Web of Destiny — 1938 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Whose Lover? — 1938 • RO — Henry St John Cooper — The Greater Desire — 1938 • RO — Henry St John Cooper — The Tangled Legacy — 1938 • RO — Margaret Cooke — The Turn of Fate — 1939 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Crossroads of Love — 1939 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Love Comes Back — 1939 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Love Triumphant — 1939 • RO — Henry St John Cooper — Love's Ordeal — 1939 • RO — Margaret Cooke — Love's Journey — 1940 • RO — Henry St John Cooper — The Lost Lover — 1940