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John Creasey

John Creasey was a highly prolific and successful English author, best known for his crime fiction novels. He was born on September 17, 1908, in Southfields, Surrey, to a working class family, and was the seventh of nine children. Creasey's father, Joseph Creasy, worked as a coach maker to provide for the family. Despite facing significant financial hardships during his childhood, Creasey was an avid reader and developed a love for writing at a young age.

Creasey's writing career took off after he won a newspaper writing competition, and he went on to become one of the most popular and successful authors from the United Kingdom. He is believed to have written over 600 novels in his career, using 28 different pseudonyms. Some of his most famous characters include The Toff, Inspector Roger West, Commander George Gideon, Doctor Emmanuel Cellini, and Doctor Stanislaus Palfrey. His work spanned various genres, including mystery, thriller, crime fiction, science fiction, short stories, and fantasy.

Creasey was particularly known for his series featuring Commander George Gideon of the Scotland Yard, which was later adapted into a television series called Gideon's Way and a film titled Gideon of the Scotland Yard. Another one of his characters, The Baron, was also adapted into a television series during the 1960s. In addition to his success in literature, Creasey was also a prominent figure in the publishing industry and founded the Crime Writer's Association in the United Kingdom, an organization that honors new authors with an award named after him.

Throughout his career, Creasey received numerous accolades for his work, including an Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1962 for Gideon's Fire, written under the pen name J. J. Marric. In 1969, he was given the Mystery Writers of America's highest honor, the Grand Master Award. Creasey's 562 titles have sold more than 80 million copies in over 25 languages, solidifying his status as a master of crime fiction. He passed away on June 9, 1973, in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England.
Department Z Books
# Title Year
1 The Death Miser 1933
2 Redhead 1933
3 First Came a Murder 1934
4 Death 'Round the Corner 1935
5 The Mark of the Crescent 1935
6 Thunder in Europe 1936
7 The Terror Trap 1936
8 Carriers of Death 1937
9 Days of Danger 1937
10 Death Stands By 1938
11 Menace! 1938
12 Murder Must Wait 1939
13 Panic! 1939
14 Death by Night 1940
15 Island of Peril 1940
16 Sabotage 1941
17 Go Away Death 1942
18 The Day of Disaster 1942
19 Prepare for Action 1942
20 No Darker Crime 1943
21 Dark Peril 1944
22 The Peril Ahead 1946
23 The League of Dark Men 1947
24 The Department of Death 1949
25 The Enemy Within 1950
26 Dead or Alive 1951
27 A Kind of Prisoner 1954
28 The Black Spiders 1957
Baron Books (as Anthony Morton)
# Title Year
1 Meet the Baron / The Man in the Blue Mask 1937
2 The Baron Returns / The Return of Blue Mask 1937
3 The Baron Again / Salute Blue Mask 1938
4 Held at Bay / Blue Mask at Bay 1938
5 Alias the Baron / Alias Blue Mask 1939
6 The Baron at Large / Challenge Blue Mask! 1939
7 Versus the Baron / Blue Mask Strikes Again 1940
8 Call for the Baron / Blue Mask Victorious 1940
9 The Baron Comes Back 1943
10 A Case for the Baron 1945
11 Reward for the Baron 1945
12 Career for the Baron 1946
13 The Baron and the Beggar 1947
14 Blame the Baron / Taking the Blame 1948
15 A Rope for the Baron 1948
16 Books for the Baron 1949
17 Cry for the Baron 1950
18 Trap the Baron 1950
19 Attack the Baron 1951
20 Shadow the Baron 1951
21 Warn the Baron 1952
22 The Baron Goes East 1953
23 The Baron in France 1953
24 Danger for the Baron 1953
25 The Baron Goes Fast 1954
26 Deaf, Dumb, and Blonde / Nest-Egg for the Baron 1954
27 Help from the Baron 1955
28 Hide the Baron 1956
29 The Frame the Baron / The Double Frame 1957
30 Red Eye for the Baron / Blood Red 1958
31 Black for the Baron / If Anything Happens to Hester 1959
32 Salute for the Baron / A Salute 1960
33 A Branch for the Baron / The Baron Branches Out 1961
34 Bad for the Baron / The Stolen Legacy 1962
35 A Sword for the Baron / The Baron and the Mogul Swords 1963
36 The Baron on Board 1964
37 The Baron and the Chinese Puzzle 1964
38 Sport for the Baron 1966
39 An Affair for the Baron 1967
40 The Baron and the Missing Old Masters 1968
41 The Baron and the Unfinished Portrait 1969
42 Burgle the Baron / His Own Theft 1969
43 Last Laugh for the Baron 1970
44 The Baron Goes A-Buying 1971
45 The Baron and the Arrogant Artist 1972
46 King Maker Baron 1975
47 Love for the Baron 1979
Toff Books
# Title Year
1 Introducing the Toff 1938
2 The Toff Goes On 1939
3 The Toff Steps Out 1939
4 Here Comes the Toff 1940
5 The Toff Breaks In 1940
6 Salute the Toff 1941
7 The Toff Proceeds 1941
8 The Toff Goes to Market 1942
9 The Toff is Back 1942
10 The Toff Among the Millions 1943
11 Accuse the Toff 1943
12 The Toff and the Curate / The Toff and the Deadly Parson / The Toff and the Deadly Priest 1944
13 The Toff and the Great Illusion 1944
14 Feathers for the Toff 1945
15 The Toff and the Lady 1946
16 The Toff on Ice / Poison for the Toff 1946
17 Hammer the Toff 1947
18 The Toff in Town 1948
19 The Toff Takes Shares 1948
20 The Toff and Old Harry 1949
21 The Toff on Board 1949
22 Fool the Toff 1950
23 Kill the Toff 1950
24 A Knife for the Toff 1951
25 A Mask for the Toff / The Toff Goes Gay 1951
26 Hunt the Toff 1952
27 Call the Toff 1953
28 The Toff Down Under / Break the Toff 1953
29 Murder Out of the Past 1953
30 The Toff at Camp / The Toff at Butlin's 1954
31 The Toff at the Fair / Last Laugh for the Toff 1954
32 Six for the Toff / A Score for the Toff 1955
33 The Toff and the Deep Blue Sea 1955
34 Make-Up for the Toff / Kiss the Toff 1956
35 The Toff in New York 1956
36 Model for the Toff 1957
37 The Toff on Fire 1957
38 The Toff and the Stolen Tresses 1958
39 Terror for the Toff / The Toff on the Farm 1958
40 Double for the Toff 1959
41 The Toff and the Runaway Bride 1959
42 A Doll for the Toff 1959
43 A Rocket for the Toff 1960
44 The Toff and the Kidnapped Child 1960
45 Follow the Toff 1961
46 The Toff and the Toughs / The Toff and the Teds 1961
47 Leave it to the Toff 1962
48 The Toff and the Spider 1965
49 The Toff in Wax 1966
50 A Bundle for the Toff 1967
51 Stars for the Toff 1967
52 The Toff and the Golden Boy 1969
53 The Toff and the Fallen Angels 1970
54 Vote for the Toff 1971
55 The Toff and the Trip-Trip-Triplets 1972
56 The Toff and the Terrified Taxman 1972
57 The Toff and the Sleepy Cowboy 1973
58 The Toff and the Crooked Copper 1977
59 The Toff and the Dead Man's Finger 1978
Patrick Dawlish Books (as Gordon Ashe)
# Title Year
1 Death on Demand 1939
2 The Speaker / The Croaker 1939
3 Terror by Day 1940
4 The Secret Murder 1940
5 Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman 1940
6 'Ware Danger 1941
7 Murder Most Foul 1942
8 There Goes Death 1942
9 Death in High Places 1942
10 Death in Flames 1943
11 Two Men Missing 1943
12 Rogues Rampant 1944
13 Death on the Move 1945
14 Invitation to Adventure 1945
15 Here is Danger 1946
16 Give Me Murder 1947
17 Murder Too Late 1947
18 Dark Mystery 1948
19 Engagement with Death 1948
20 A Puzzle in Pearls 1949
21 Kill or Be Killed 1949
22 The Dark Circle 1950
23 Murder with Mushrooms 1950
24 Death in Diamonds 1951
25 Missing or Dead? 1951
26 Death in a Hurry 1952
27 The Long Search / Drop Dead 1953
28 Sleepy Death 1953
29 Double for Death 1954
30 Death in the Trees 1954
31 The Man Who Stayed Alive 1955
32 The Kidnapped Child / The Snatch 1955
33 Day of Fear 1956
34 Wait for Death 1957
35 Come Home to Death / The Pack of Lies 1958
36 Elope to Death 1959
37 Don't Let Him Kill / The Man Who Laughed at Murder 1960
38 The Crime-Haters 1960
39 Rogues' Ransom 1962
40 Death From Below 1963
41 The Big Call 1965
42 A Promise of Diamonds 1965
43 A Taste of Treasure 1966
44 A Clutch of Coppers 1967
45 A Shadow of Death 1968
46 A Scream of Murder 1969
47 A Nest of Traitors 1970
48 A Rabble of Rebels 1971
49 A Life for a Death 1973
50 A Herald of Doom 1973
51 A Blast of Trumpets 1975
52 A Plague of Demons 1976
Bruce Murdoch Books (as Norman Deane)
# Title Year
1 Secret Errand 1939
2 Dangerous Journey 1939
3 The Withered Man 1940
4 Unknown Mission 1940
5 I Am the Withered Man 1941
6 Where is the Withered Man? 1942
Dr. Palfrey Books
# Title Year
1 Traitor's Doom 1942
2 The Legion of the Lost 1943
3 The Perilous Country / The Valley of Fear 1943
4 Dangerous Quest 1944
5 Death in the Rising Sun 1945
6 The Hounds of Vengeance 1945
7 Shadow of Doom 1946
8 The House of the Bears 1946
9 Dark Harvest 1947
10 The Wings of Peace 1948
11 The Sons of Satan 1948
12 The Dawn of Darkness 1949
13 The League of Light 1949
14 The Man Who Shook the World 1950
15 The Prophet of Fire 1951
16 The Killers of Innocence / The Children of Hate 1952
17 The Touch of Death 1954
18 The Mists of Fear 1955
19 The Flood 1956
20 The Plague of Silence 1958
21 The Drought / Dry Spell 1959
22 The Terror 1962
23 The Depths 1963
24 The Sleep 1964
25 The Inferno 1965
26 The Perilous Country 1966
27 The Famine 1967
28 The Blight 1968
29 The Oasis 1969
30 The Smog 1970
31 The Unbegotten 1971
32 The Insulators 1972
33 The Voiceless Ones 1974
34 The Thunder-Maker 1976
35 The Whirlwind 1979
Inspector West Books
# Title Year
1 Inspector West Takes Charge 1942
2 Inspector West Leaves Town / Go Away To Murder 1943
3 Inspector West at Home / Apostle of Gloom 1944
4 Inspector West Regrets 1945
5 Holiday for Inspector West 1946
6 Battle for Inspector West 1948
7 Triumph for Inspector West / The Case Against Paul Raeburn 1948
8 Inspector West Kicks Off / Sport for Inspector West 1949
9 Inspector West Alone 1950
10 Inspector West Cries Wolf / The Creepers 1950
11 A Case for Inspector West / The Figure in the Dusk 1951
12 Puzzle for Inspector West / The Dissemblers 1951
13 Inspector West at Bay / The Blind Spot 1952
14 A Gun for Inspector West / Give a Man a Gun 1953
15 Send Superintendent West / Send Inspector West 1953
16 A Beauty for Inspector West / The Beauty Queen Killer 1954
17 Inspector West Makes Haste / The Gelignite Gang 1955
18 Two for Inspector West / Murder: One, Two, Three 1955
19 Parcels for Inspector West / Death of a Postman 1956
20 A Prince for Inspector West / Death of an Assassin 1956
21 Find Inspector West / Doorway to Death / The Trouble at Saxby's 1957
22 Accident for Inspector West / Hit and Run 1957
23 Murder, London - New York 1958
24 Strike for Death / The Killing Strike 1958
25 Death of a Racehorse 1959
26 The Case of the Innocent Victims 1959
27 Murder on the Line 1960
28 Death in Cold Print 1961
29 The Scene of the Crime 1961
30 Policeman's Dread 1962
31 Hang the Little Man 1963
32 Look Three Ways at Murder 1964
33 Murder, London - Australia 1967
34 Murder, London - South Africa 1967
35 So Young to Burn 1967
36 The Executioners 1967
37 Murder, London - Miami 1969
38 A Part for a Policeman 1970
39 Alibi / Alibi for Inspector West 1971
40 A Splinter of Glass 1972
41 The Theft of Magna Carta 1973
42 The Extortioners 1974
43 A Sharp Rise in Crime 1978
Liberator Books (as Norman Deane)
# Title Year
1 Return to Adventure 1943
2 Gateway to Escape 1944
3 Come Home to Crime 1973
Superintendent Folly Books (as Jeremy York)
# Title Year
1 Murder in the Family 1944
2 Find The Body 1945
3 Murder Came Late 1946
4 Run Away to Murder 1947
5 Let's Kill Uncle Lionel 1947
6 Mystery Motive 1947
7 Close the Door on Murder 1948
Fane Brothers Books
# Title Year
1 Take a Body 1951
2 Lame Dog Murder 1952
3 Murder in the Stars 1953
4 Man on the Run 1953
Gideon Books (as J.J. Marric)
# Title Year
1 Gideon's Day / Gideon of Scotland Yard 1955
2 Gideon's Week / Seven Days to Death / Gideon's Fear 1956
3 Gideon's Night 1957
4 Gideon's Month / A Backwards Jump 1958
5 Gideon's Staff / Thugs and Economies 1959
6 Gideon's Risk / Gideon Combats Influence 1960
7 Gideon's Fire 1961
8 Gideon's March / A Conference for Assassins 1962
9 Gideon's Ride / Traveling Crimes 1962
10 Gideon's Vote / An Uncivilized Election 1963
11 Gideon's Lot / Criminal Imports 1964
12 Gideon's Badge / To Nail a Serial Killer 1966
13 Gideon's Wrath / From Murder to a Cathedral 1967
14 Gideon's River 1968
15 Gideon's Power / Darkness and Confusion 1969
16 Gideon's Sport / Sport, Heat and Scotland Yard 1970
17 Gideon's Art 1971
18 Gideon's Men / No Relaxation at Scotland Yard 1972
19 Gideon's Press / Impartiality Against the Mob 1973
20 Gideon's Fog / Not Hidden by the Fog 1974
21 Gideon's Drive / Good and Justice 1976
22 Gideon's Force / Vigilantes & Biscuits 1978
23 Gideon's Law 1982
24 Gideon's Way 1983
25 Gideon's Raid 1986
26 Gideon's Fear 1990
Mark Kilby Books (as Robert Caine Frazer)
# Title Year
1 R.I.S.C. / Mark Kilby Solves a Murder 1959
2 Mark Kilby and The Secret Syndicate / Secret Syndicate 1960
3 Mark Kilby and the Miami Mob / The Miami Mob 1960
4 Mark Kilby and The Timid Tycoon 1961
5 The Hollywood Hoax 1961
6 Mark Kilby Takes a Risk 1961
7 Mark Kilby Stands Alone / Mark Kilby and the Manhattan Murders 1962
Dr. Emmanuel Cellini Books (as Kyle Hunt)
# Title Year
1 Cunning as a Fox 1965
2 Wicked as the Devil 1966
3 Sly as a Serpent 1967
4 Cruel as a Cat 1968
5 Too Good to Be True 1969
6 A Period of Evil 1970
7 As Lonely as the Damned 1971
8 As Empty as Hate 1972
9 As Merry as Hell 1973
10 This Man Did I Kill? 1974
11 The Man Who Was Not Himself 1976
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Seven Times Seven 1932
2 Men, Maids and Murder 1933
3 Fire of Death 1934
4 For Love’s Sake 1934
5 The Black Heart 1935
6 The Casino Mystery 1935
7 The Crime Gang 1935
8 The Dark Shadow 1935
9 The Death Drive 1935
10 The Secret of Ferrars 1935
11 No. 1's Last Crime 1935
12 The Stolen Formula Mystery 1935
13 The Big Radium Mystery 1936
14 The Day of Terror 1936
15 The Dummy Robberies 1936
16 Lover of Hate 1936
17 The Hypnotic Demon 1936
18 The Moat Farm Mystery 1936
19 The Secret Formula 1936
20 The Successful Alibi 1936
21 The Hadfield Mystery 1937
22 The Moving Eye 1937
23 The Laughing Lightweight 1937
24 The Raven 1937
25 Love’s Triumph 1937
26 Chains of Love 1937
27 Love’s Pilgrimage 1937
28 Three for Adventure 1937
29 The Fighting Footballers 1937
30 True Love 1937
31 False Love or True 1937
32 Troubled Journey 1937
33 Murder Manor 1937
34 Stand By For Danger 1937
35 Four Find Danger 1937
36 Three Days' Terror 1938
37 One-Shot Marriott 1938
38 Gun-Smoke Range 1938
39 Two-Gun Girl 1938
40 Four Motives for Murder 1938
41 Circle of Justice 1938
42 A Mannequin’s Romance 1938
43 The Greater Desire 1938
44 The Tangled Legacy 1938
45 Fate’s Playthings 1938
46 Love Calls Twice 1938
47 The Road to Happiness 1938
48 Two Meet Trouble 1938
49 Web of Destiny 1938
50 Whose Lover? 1938
51 Gunshot Mesa 1939
52 For Her Sister\'s Sake 1939
53 The Mountain Terror 1939
54 Roaring Guns 1939
55 The Mystery of the Centre-Forward 1939
56 The Battle for the Cup 1939
57 Two Gun Texan 1939
58 The 10,000 Trophy Race 1939
59 The Fighting Tramp 1939
60 The Turn of Fate 1939
61 Crossroads of Love 1939
62 Love’s Ordeal 1939
63 Death Looks On 1939
64 The Crime Syndicate 1939
65 Love Comes Back 1939
66 Love Triumphant 1939
67 Masked Riders 1940
68 The Secret Super-Charger 1940
69 Rustler’s Range 1940
70 The Shootin’ Sheriff 1940
71 Triple Murder 1940
72 Heir to Murder 1940
73 The Lost Lover 1940
74 Love’s Journey 1940
75 Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman 1940
76 The Verrall Street Affair 1940
77 The Midget Marvel 1940
78 Murder by the Way 1940
79 Murder Come Home 1940
80 Outlaw’s Vengeance 1941
81 War on the Lazy-K 1941
82 Death Canyon 1941
83 By Persons Unknown 1941
84 Who Saw Him Die? 1941
85 Guns Over Blue Lake 1942
86 Guns on the Range 1942
87 Who Died at the Grange? 1942
88 Foul Play Suspected 1942
89 Riders of Dry Gulch 1943
90 Range Justice 1943
91 Murder Unseen 1943
92 Five to Kill 1943
93 Murder at King\'s Kitchen 1943
94 Outlaw Hollow 1944
95 Long John Rides the Range 1944
96 Murder on Largo Island 1944
97 No Alibi 1944
98 No Crime More Cruel 1944
99 Who Said Murder? 1944
100 Miracle Range 1945
101 Yesterday\'s Murder 1945
102 Crime with Many Voices 1945
103 Play for Murder 1946
104 The Silent House 1946
105 Hidden Range 1946
106 The Secrets of the Range 1946
107 Murder Makes Murder 1946
108 Forgotten Range 1947
109 Keys to Crime 1947
110 Why Murder? 1948
111 First a Murder 1948
112 No End to Danger 1948
113 Trigger Justice 1948
114 Vote for Murder 1948
115 Policeman's Triumph 1948
116 Outlaw Guns 1949
117 Bullet Justice 1949
118 Lynch Hollow 1949
119 Who Killed Rebecca? 1949
120 The Dying Witnesses 1949
121 Dine with Murder 1950
122 No Hurry to Kill 1950
123 Thief in the Night 1950
124 Death to My Killer 1950
125 Sentence of Death 1950
126 Murder Week-End 1950
127 Quarrel with Murder 1951
128 Look at Murder 1952
129 Voyage of Death 1952
130 Murder Ahead 1953
131 Range Vengeance 1953
132 Safari with Murder 1953
133 No Escape From Murder 1953
134 Out of the Shadows 1954
135 Adrian and Jonathan 1954
136 The Charity Murders / The Charity Killers 1954
137 The Crooked Killer 1954
138 The Man Who Stayed Alive 1955
139 Murder at End House 1955
140 So Soon to Die 1955
141 Cat and Mouse / Hilda, Take Heed 1955
142 Seeds of Murder 1956
143 Sight of Death 1956
144 Murder in the Highlands 1957
145 Kill Once, Kill Twice 1957
146 Runaway 1957
147 Death of a Stranger / Come Here to Die 1957
148 Kill a Wicked Man 1958
149 Children of Despair 1958
150 Missing from Home / Missing 1958
151 Murder Assured 1958
152 Hide and Kill 1959
153 Kill My Love 1959
154 Thicker Than Water 1959
155 The Mountain of the Blind 1960
156 To Kill or to Die / To Kill or Die 1960
157 To Kill a Killer 1960
158 Go Ahead with Murder / Two for the Money 1960
159 How Many to Kill? / The Girl with the Leopard-Skin Bag 1960
160 The Edge of Terror 1961
161 The Man I Killed 1961
162 The Foothills of Fear 1961
163 Hate to Kill 1962
164 The Quiet Fear 1963
165 Guilt of Innocence 1964
166 Danger Woman 1966
167 The Masters of Bow Street 1975
Sexton Blake Books
# Title Year
1 The Case of the Murdered Financier 1937
2 The Great Air Swindle 1939
3 The Man from Fleet Street 1940
4 The Case of the Mad Inventor 1942
5 Private Carter\'s Crime 1943
John Creasey Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Best Underworld Stories 1969