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JOHN CREASEY

1908 - 1973

Writing as: Gordon Ashe, M. E. Cooke, John Creasey, Norman Deane, Robert Caine Frazer, Patrick Gill, Michael Halliday, Charles Hogarth, Brian Hope, Colin Hughes, Kyle Hunt, Peter Manton, J. J. Marric, Richard Martin, Rodney Mathieson, Anthony Morton, Jeremy York

One of the most prolific writers of the 20th Century, John Creasey created a wide assortment of characters. Though many were knock-offs of other popular series, Mr. Creasey came up with very interesting plots to compel the reader to keep buying him. Mysteries were his strongest genre but his two forays into the espionage field, starting as early as he did, make him one of the true pioneers of the spy-fi world.


Series Books
Gordon Ashe
 
Other The Big Call [Patrick Dawlish] (1964)
  A Blast of Trumpets [Patrick Dawlish] (1975)
  A Clutch of Coppers [Patrick Dawlish] (1967)
  Come Home to Death aka The Pack of Lies [Patrick Dawlish] (1958)
  The Crime Haters [Patrick Dawlish] (1961)
  The Dark Circle [Patrick Dawlish] (1950)
  Dark Mystery [Patrick Dawlish] (1948)
  Day of Fear [Patrick Dawlish] (1956)
  Death from Below [Patrick Dawlish] (1963)
  Death in a Hurry [Patrick Dawlish] (1952)
  Death in Diamonds [Patrick Dawlish] (1951)
  Death in Flames [Patrick Dawlish] (1943)
  Death in High Places [Patrick Dawlish] (1942)
  Death in the Trees [Patrick Dawlish] (1954)
  Death on Demand [Patrick Dawlish] (1939)
  Death on the Move [Patrick Dawlish] (1945)
  Don't Let Him Kill aka The Man Who Laughed at Murder [Patrick Dawlish] (1960)
  Double for Death [Patrick Dawlish] (1954)
  Elope to Death [Patrick Dawlish] (1959)
  Engagement with Death [Patrick Dawlish] (1948)
  Give Me Murder [Patrick Dawlish] (1947)
  A Herald of Doom [Patrick Dawlish] (1973)
  Here Is Danger [Patrick Dawlish] (1946)
  Invitation to Adventure [Patrick Dawlish] (1945)
  The Kidnapped Child aka The Snatch [Patrick Dawlish] (1955)
  Kill or Be Killed [Patrick Dawlish] (1949)
  A Life for a Death [Patrick Dawlish] (1973)
  The Long Search aka Drop Dead [Patrick Dawlish] (1953)
  The Man Who Stayed Alive (1955)
  Missing or Dead? [Patrick Dawlish] (1951)
  Murder Most Foul [Patrick Dawlish] (1942)
  Murder Too Late [Patrick Dawlish] (1947)
  Murder with Mushrooms [Patrick Dawlish] (1950)
  A Nest of Traitors [Patrick Dawlish] (1970)
  No Need to Die aka You've Bet Your Life (1956)
  A Plague of Demons [Patrick Dawlish] (1976)
  A Promise of Diamonds [Patrick Dawlish] (1965)
  A Puzzle in Pearls [Patrick Dawlish] (1949)
  A Rabble of Rebels [Patrick Dawlish] (1971)
  Rogues Rampant [Patrick Dawlish] (1944)
  Rogues' Ransom [Patrick Dawlish] (1962)
  A Scream of Murder [Patrick Dawlish] (1970)
  Secret Murder [Patrick Dawlish] (1940)
  A Shadow of Death [Patrick Dawlish] (1968)
  Sleepy Death [Patrick Dawlish] (1953)
  The Speaker aka The Croaker [Patrick Dawlish] (1939)
  A Taste of Treasure [Patrick Dawlish] (1966)
  Terror by Day [Patrick Dawlish] (1940)
  There Goes Death [Patrick Dawlish] (1942)
  Two Men Missing [Patrick Dawlish] (1943)
  Wait for Death [Patrick Dawlish] (1957)
  'Ware Danger [Patrick Dawlish] (1941)
  Who Was the Jester? aka The Masked Gunman (1940)
 
M. E. Cooke
 
Other The Big Radium Mystery (1936)
  The Black Heart (1935)
  The Casino Mystery (1935)
  The Crime Gang (1935)
  The Day of Terror (1936)
  The Death Drive (1935)
  The Dummy Robberies (1936)
  e Moat Farm Mystery (1936)
  Fire of Death (1934)
  For Her Sister's Sake (1939)
  The Hadfield Mystery (1937)
  The Hypnotic Demon (1936)
  The Mountain Terror (1939)
  The Moving Eye (1937)
  No 1's Last Crime (1935)
  The Raven (1937)
  The Secret Formula (1936)
  The Stolen Formula Mystery (1935)
  The Successful Alibi (1936)
  The Verrall Street Affair (1940)
 
John Creasey
 
Department Z The Death Miser (1932)
  Redhead (1933)
  Dead Or Alive (1933)
  First Came A Murder (1934)
  Death Round The Corner (1935)
  The Mark Of Crescent (1935)
  Thunder In Europe (1936)
  The Terror Trap (1936)
  Carriers Of Death (1937)
  Days Of Danger (1937)
  Death Stands By (1938)
  Menace! (1938)
  Murder Must Wait (1939)
  Panic! (1939)
  Death By Night (1940)
  The Island Of Peril (1941)
  Sabotage (1941)
  Go Away Death (1941)
  Prepare For Action (1942)
  The Day Of Disaster (1942)
  No Darker Crime (1943)
  Dark Peril (1944)
  The Peril Ahead (1946)
  The League Of Dark Men (1947)
  Department Of Death (1949)
  The Enemy Within (1950)
  A Kind Of Prisoner (1954)
  The Black Spiders (1957)
 
Dr. Palfrey Traitor's Doom (1942)
  The Legion Of The Lost (1943)
  The Valley Of Fear (1943)
  Dangerous Quest (1944)
  Death In The Rising Sun (1945)
  The Hounds Of Vengeance (1945)
  The Shadow Of Doom (1946)
  The House Of The Bears (1946)
  Dark Harvest (1947)
  The Wings Of Peace (1948)
  The Sons Of Satan (1948)
  The Dawn Of Darkness (1949)
  The League Of Light (1949)
  The Man Who Shook The World (1950)
  The Prophet Of Fire (1951)
  The Killers Of Innocense (1952)
  The Touch Of Death (1954)
  The Mists Of Fear (1955)
  The Flood (1956)
  The Plague Of Silence (1958)
  The Drought (1959)
  The Terror (1962)
  The Depths (1963)
  The Sleep! (1964)
  The Inferno (1965)
  The Famine (1967)
  The Blight (1968)
  The Oasis (1969)
  The Smog (1970)
  The Unbegotten (1971)
  The Insulators (1972)
  The Voiceless Ones (1973)
  The Thunder Maker (1976)
  The Whirlwind (1979)
 
Bruce Murdoch Secret Errand (1939)
  Dangerous Journey (1939)
  Unknown Mission (1940)
  The Withered Man (1940)
  I Am The Withered Man (1941)
  Where Is The Withered Man (1942)
 
Other Accident for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka Hit and Run (1957)
  Accuse the Toff [The Toff] (1943)
  Alibi [Inspector West] aka Alibi for Inspector West (1971)
  Battle for Inspector West [Inspector West] (1948)
  A Beauty for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka The Beauty Queen Killer (1954)
  A Bundle for the Toff [The Toff] (1967)
  Call the Toff [The Toff] (1953)
  A Case for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka The Figure in the Dusk (1951)
  The Case of the Innocent Victims [Inspector West] (1959)
  The Children of Despair (1958)
  Danger Woman (1966)
  The Dark Shadow (1935)
  Death in Cold Print [Inspector West] (1961)
  Death of a Racehorse [Inspector West] (1959)
  A Doll for the Toff [The Toff] (1959)
  Double for the Toff [The Toff] (1959)
  The Executioners [Inspector West] (1967)
  The Extortioners [Inspector West] (1974)
  Feathers for the Toff [The Toff] (1945)
  Find Inspector West [Inspector West] aka The Trouble at Saxby's (1957)
  Follow the Toff [The Toff] (1961)
  Fool the Toff [The Toff] (1950)
  The Foothills of Fear (1961)
  A Gun for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka Give a Man a Gun (1953)
  Hammer the Toff [The Toff] (1947)
  Hang the Little Man [Inspector West] (1963)
  Here Comes the Toff [The Toff] (1940)
  Holiday for Inspector West [Inspector West] (1946)
  Hunt the Toff [The Toff] (1952)
  Inspector West Alone [Inspector West] (1950)
  Inspector West at Bay [Inspector West] aka The Blind Spot (1952)
  Inspector West at Home [Inspector West] (1944)
  Inspector West Cries Wolf [Inspector West] aka The Creepers (1950)
  Inspector West Kicks Off [Inspector West] aka Sport for Inspector West (1949)
  Inspector West Leaves Town [Inspector West] aka Go Away to Murder (1943)
  Inspector West Makes Haste [Inspector West] aka The Gelignite Gang (1955)
  Inspector West Regrets [Inspector West] (1945)
  Inspector West Takes Charge [Inspector West] (1942)
  Introducing the Toff [The Toff] (1938)
  Kill the Toff [The Toff] (1950)
  A Knife for the Toff [The Toff] (1951)
  Leave It to the Toff [The Toff] (1962)
  Look Three Ways at Murder [Inspector West] (1964)
  Make-Up for the Toff [The Toff] aka Kiss the Toff (1956)
  The Masters of Bow Street (1972)
  Men, Maids and Murder (1933)
  Model for the Toff [The Toff] (1957)
  The Mountain of the Blind (1960)
  Murder on the Line [Inspector West] (1960)
  Murder Out of the Past [The Toff] (1953)
  Murder, London - Australia [Inspector West] (1965)
  Murder, London - Miami [Inspector West] (1969)
  Murder, London - New York [Inspector West] (1958)
  Murder, London - South Africa [Inspector West] (1966)
  Parcels for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka Death of a Postman (1956)
  A Part for a Policeman [Inspector West] (1970)
  Policeman's Dread [Inspector West] (1962)
  A Prince for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka Death of a Assassin (1956)
  Puzzle for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka The Dissemblers (1951)
  A Rocket for the Toff [The Toff] (1960)
  Salute the Toff [The Toff] (1941)
  The Scene of the Crime [Inspector West] (1961)
  The Secret of Ferrars (1937)
  Send Inspector West [Inspector West] aka Send Superintendent West (1953)
  Seven Times Seven (1932)
  A Sharp Rise in Crime [Inspector West] (1978)
  A Six for the Toff [The Toff] aka A Score for the Toff (1955)
  So Young to Burn [Inspector West] (1968)
  A Splinter of Glass [Inspector West] (1972)
  Stars for the Toff [The Toff] (1968)
  Strike for Death [Inspector West] aka The Killing Strike (1958)
  The Theft of Magna Carta [Inspector West] (1973)
  The Toff Among Millions [The Toff] (1943)
  The Toff and Old Harry [The Toff] (1949)
  The Toff and the Crooked Copper [The Toff] (1977)
  The Toff and the Curate [The Toff] aka The Toff and the Deadly Parson (1944)
  The Toff and the Dead Man's Finger [The Toff] (1978)
  The Toff and the Deep Blue Sea [The Toff] (1955)
  The Toff and the Fallen Angels [The Toff] (1970)
  The Toff and the Golden Boy [The Toff] (1969)
  The Toff and the Great Illusion [The Toff] (1944)
  The Toff and the Kidnapped Child [The Toff] (1960)
  The Toff and the Lady [The Toff] (1946)
  The Toff and the Runaway Bride [The Toff] (1959)
  The Toff and the Sleepy Cowboy [The Toff] (1974)
  The Toff and the Spider [The Toff] (1965)
  The Toff and the Stolen Tresses [The Toff] (1958)
  The Toff and the Teds [The Toff] aka The Toff and the Toughs (1961)
  The Toff and the Terrified Taxman [The Toff] (1973)
  The Toff and the Trip-Trip-Triplets [The Toff] (1972)
  The Toff at Butlin's [The Toff] (1954)
  The Toff at the Fair [The Toff] aka Last Laugh For The Toff (1954)
  The Toff Breaks In [The Toff] (1940)
  The Toff Down Under [The Toff] aka Break the Toff (1953)
  The Toff Goes Gay [The Toff] aka A Mask for the Toff (1951)
  The Toff Goes On [The Toff] (1939)
  The Toff Goes to Market [The Toff] (1942)
  The Toff in New York [The Toff] (1956)
  The Toff in Town [The Toff] (1947)
  The Toff in Wax [The Toff] (1966)
  The Toff Is Back [The Toff] (1942)
  The Toff on Board [The Toff] (1949)
  The Toff on Fire [The Toff] (1957)
  The Toff on Ice [The Toff] aka Poison for The Toff (1946)
  The Toff on the Farm [The Toff] aka Terror for the Toff (1958)
  The Toff Proceeds [The Toff] (1941)
  The Toff Steps Out [The Toff] (1939)
  The Toff Takes Shares [The Toff] (1948)
  Triumph for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka The Case Against Paul Raeburn (1948)
  Two for Inspector West [Inspector West] aka Murder: One, Two, Three (1955)
  Vote for the Toff [The Toff] (1971)
 
Norman Deane
 
Other Come Home to Crime [Liberator] (1945)
  Dangerous Journey [Bruce Murdoch] (1939)
  Death in the Spanish Sun (1954)
  Double for Murder (1951)
  Gateway to Escape [Liberator] (1944)
  Golden Death (1952)
  I Am the Withered Man [Bruce Murdoch] (1941)
  Incense to Death (1954)
  Intent to Murder (1948)
  Look at Murder (1952)
  The Man I Didn't Kill (1949)
  Murder Ahead (1953)
  No Hurry To Kill (1950)
  Play for Murder (1946)
  Return to Adventure [Liberator] (1943)
  Secret Errand [Bruce Murdoch] (1939)
  The Silent House (1946)
  Unknown Mission [Bruce Murdoch] (1940)
  Where Is the Withered Man? [Bruce Murdoch] (1942)
  Why Murder? (1948)
  The Withered Man [Bruce Murdoch] (1940)
 
Robert Caine Frazer
 
Other The Hollywood Hoax [Mark Kilby] (1961)
  Mark Kilby Stands Alone aka Mark Kilby and the Manhattan Murders [Mark Kilby] (1962)
  Mark Kilby Takes a Risk [Mark Kilby] (1962)
  The Miami Mob aka Mark Kilby and the Miami Mob [Mark Kilby] (1960)
  R.I.S.C. aka Mark Kilby Solves a Murder aka The Timid Tycoon [Mark Kilby] (1959)
  Secret Syndicate aka Mark Kilby and the Secret Syndicate [Mark Kilby] (1960)
 
Patrick Gill
 
Other The 10,000 Trophy Race (1939)
  The Battle for the Cup (1939)
  The Fighting Footballers (1937)
  The Fighting Tramp (1939)
  The Laughing Lightweight (1937)
  The Mystery of the Centre-Forward (1939)
  The Secret Super-Charger (1940)
 
Michael Halliday
 
Other As Empty As Hate [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1972)
  As Lonely As the Damned [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1971)
  As Merry As Hell [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1973)
  Cat and Mouse aka Hilda, Take Heed (1955)
  Crime with Many Voices (1945)
  Cruel As a Cat [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1968)
  Cunning As a Fox [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1965)
  Death of a Stranger aka Come Here and Die (1957)
  Death Out of Darkness (1954)
  Dine with Murder (1950)
  The Dying Witnesses (1949)
  The Edge of Terror (1961)
  First a Murder (1948)
  Five to Kill (1943)
  Foul Play Suspected (1942)
  Four Find Danger (1937)
  Go Ahead with Murder aka Two for the Money (1960)
  Guilt of Innocence (1964)
  Hate To Kill (1962)
  Heir to Murder (1940)
  How Many To Kill? aka The Girl with the Leopard-Skin Bag (1960)
  The Lame Dog Murder [Fane Brothers] (1952)
  Lend a Hand to Murder (1947)
  The Man I Killed (1961)
  Man on the Run [Fane Brothers] (1953)
  The Man Who Was Not Himself [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1976)
  Missing from Home aka Missing (1958)
  Murder Assured (1958)
  Murder at End House (1955)
  Murder at King's Kitchen (1943)
  Murder by the Way (1940)
  Murder Come Home (1940)
  Murder in the Stars [Fane Brothers] (1953)
  Murder Makes Murder (1946)
  Murder Week-End (1950)
  Mystery Motive (1947)
  No Crime More Cruel (1944)
  No End to Danger (1948)
  Out of the Shadows (1954)
  A Period of Evil [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1970)
  Quarrel with Murder (1951)
  The Quiet Fear (1963)
  Runaway (1957)
  Sly As a Serpent [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1967)
  Take a Body [Fane Brothers] (1951)
  Thicker Than Water (1959)
  This Man Did I Kill? [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1974)
  Three for Adventure (1937)
  Too Good to Be True [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1969)
  Two Meet Trouble (1938)
  Who Died at the Grange? (1942)
  Who Killed Rebecca? (1949)
  Who Said Murder? (1944)
  Who Saw Him Die? (1941)
  Wicked As the Devil [Dr Emmanuel Cellini] (1966)
 
Charles Hogarth
 
Other Murder on Largo Island (1944)
 
Brian Hope
 
Other Four Motives for Murder (1938)
 
Colin Hughes
 
Other Triple Murder (1940)
 
Kyle Hunt
 
Other Kill a Wicked Man (1958)
  Kill My Love (1959)
  Kill Once, Kill Twice (1957)
  To Kill a Killer (1960)
 
Peter Manton
 
Other The Charity Killers (1954)
  Circle of Justice (1938)
  The Crime Syndicate (1939)
  The Crooked Killer (1954)
  Death Looks On (1939)
  The Greyvale School Mystery (1937)
  The Midget Marvel (1940)
  Murder in the Highlands (1939)
  Murder Manor (1937)
  No Escape from Murder (1953)
  Policeman's Triumph (1948)
  Stand By for Danger (1937)
  Thief in the Night (1950)
  Three Day's Terror (1938)
 
J. J. Marric
 
Other Gideon's Art [Gideon] (1971)
  Gideon's Badge [Gideon] (1966)
  Gideon's Day aka Gideon of Scotland Yard [Gideon] (1955)
  Gideon's Drive [Gideon] (1976)
  Gideon's Fire [Gideon] (1961)
  Gideon's Fog [Gideon] (1974)
  Gideon's Force [Gideon] (1978)
  Gideon's Lot [Gideon] (1965)
  Gideon's March [Gideon] (1962)
  Gideon's Men [Gideon] (1972)
  Gideon's Month [Gideon] (1958)
  Gideon's Night [Gideon] (1957)
  Gideon's Power [Gideon] (1969)
  Gideon's Press [Gideon] (1973)
  Gideon's Ride [Gideon] (1963)
  Gideon's Risk [Gideon] (1960)
  Gideon's River [Gideon] (1968)
  Gideon's Sport [Gideon] (1970)
  Gideon's Staff [Gideon] (1959)
  Gideon's Vote [Gideon] (1964)
  Gideon's Week aka Gideon's Fear [Gideon] (1956)
  Gideon's Wrath [Gideon] (1967)
 
Richard Martin
 
Other Adrian and Jonathan (1954)
  Keys to Crime (1947)
  Vote to Murder (1948)
 
Rodney Mathieson
 
Other The Dark Shadow (1935)
  The Secret of Ferrars (1937)
 
Anthony Morton
 
The Baron Meet the Baron (1937)
  The Baron Returns (1937)
  The Baron Again (1938)
  The Baron At Bay (1939)
  Alias the Baron (1939)
  The Baron at Large (1939)
  Versus the Baron (1940)
  Call for the Baron (1940)
  The Baron Comes Back (1943)
  A Case for the Baron (1945)
  Reward for the Baron (1945)
  Career for the Baron (1946)
  The Baron and the Beggar (1947)
  Blame the Baron (1949)
  A Rope for the Baron (1948)
  Books for the Baron (1949)
  Cry for the Baron (1950)
  Trap the Baron (1950)
  Attack the Baron (1951)
  Shadow the Baron (1951)
  Warn the Baron (1952)
  The Baron Goes East (1953)
  The Baron in France (1953)
  Danger for the Baron (1953)
  The Baron Goes Fast (1954)
  Nest-Egg for the Baron (1954)
  Help From the Baron (1955)
  Hide the Baron (1956)
  Frame the Baron (1957)
  Red Eye for the Baron (1958)
  Black for the Baron (1959)
  Salute for the Baron (1960)
  A Branch for the Baron (1961)
  Bad for the Baron (1962)
  A Sword for the Baron (1963)
  The Baron on Board (1964)
  The Baron and the Chinese Puzzle (1965)
  Sport for the Baron (1966)
  Affair for the Baron (1967)
  The Baron and the Missing Old Masters (1968)
  The Baron and the Unfinished Portrait (1969)
  Last Laugh for the Baron (1970)
  The Baron Goes A-Buying (1971)
  The Baron and the Arrogant Artist (1972)
  Burgle the Baron (1973)
  The Baron - King Maker (1975)
  Love for the Baron (1979)
 
Other Introducing Mr. Brandon (1944)
  Mr. Quentin Investigates (1943)
  Panic! (1970)
 
Jeremy York
 
Other By Persons Unknown (1941)
  Close the Door on Murder (1948)
  Death to My Killer (1950)
  Find the Body [Superintendent Folly] (1945)
  Hide and Kill (1959)
  Let's Kill Uncle Lionel [Superintendent Folly] (1947)
  Murder Came Late [Superintendent Folly] (1946)
  Murder in the Family (1944)
  Murder Unseen (1943)
  My Brother's Killer (1958)
  No Alibi (1944)
  Run Away to Murder [Superintendent Folly] (1947)
  Safari with Murder (1953)
  Seeds of Murder (1956)
  Sentence of Death (1950)
  Sight of Death (1956)
  So Soon to Die (1955)
  To Kill or to Die aka To Kill or Die (1960)
  Voyage of Death (1952)
  Yesterday's Murder (1945)