John Creasey

John Creasey (17 September 1908 – 9 June 1973) was an English author known mostly for detective and crime novels but who also wrote science fiction, romance and westerns. He wrote more than six hundred novels using twenty-eight different pseudonyms.

He created several ongoing characters, such as The Toff (The Honourable Richard Rollison), Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard (starting with Gideon's Day in 1955), Inspector Roger West, The Baron (John Mannering), Doctor Emmanuel Cellini, and Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey. 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).

Life and career

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. 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.

Adaptations 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.

Crime Writers' Association (CWA)

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.

Pseudonyms

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.

Political career

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.

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.

Honours Creasey was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services in the United Kingdom's National Savings Movement during World War II.

Museum 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.

Published works

+ 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