John Creasey books

John Creasey was one of the most prolific crime fiction writers in history, publishing over 500 books under his own name and various pseudonyms across sixteen series, including the Toff, Inspector West, Gideon, and Baron mysteries.
Author · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Adventure

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Best Underworld Stories 1969 Buy
The Sync Book: Myths, Magic, Media, and Mindscapes: 26 Authors on Synchronicity 2011 Buy

Baron Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Meet the Baron / The Man in the Blue Mask 1937 Buy
The Baron Returns / The Return of Blue Mask 1937 Buy
The Baron Again / Salute Blue Mask 1938 Buy
Held at Bay / Blue Mask at Bay / Baron at Bay 1938 Buy
Alias the Baron / Alias Blue Mask 1939 Buy
The Baron at Large / Challenge Blue Mask! 1939 Buy
Noces pour le Baron 1940 N/A
Versus the Baron / Blue Mask Strikes Again 1940 Buy
Call for the Baron / Blue Mask Victorious 1940 Buy
The Baron Comes Back 1943 Buy
Reward for the Baron 1945 Buy
The Baron and the Beggar 1947 Buy
Blame the Baron / Taking the Blame 1948 Buy
Le Baron Cambriole 1948 N/A
A Case for the Baron 1945 Buy
A Rope for the Baron 1948 Buy
Books for the Baron 1949 Buy
Cry for the Baron 1950 Buy
Trap the Baron 1950 Buy
Attack the Baron 1951 Buy
Shadow the Baron 1951 Buy
Warn the Baron 1952 Buy
The Baron Goes East 1953 Buy
The Baron in France 1953 Buy
Danger for the Baron 1953 Buy
The Baron Goes Fast 1954 Buy
Career for the Baron 1946 Buy
Deaf, Dumb, and Blonde / Nest-Egg for the Baron 1954 Buy
Help from the Baron 1955 Buy
Hide the Baron 1956 Buy
The Frame the Baron / The Double Frame 1957 Buy
Red Eye for the Baron / Blood Red 1958 Buy
Black for the Baron / If Anything Happens to Hester 1959 Buy
Salute for the Baron / A Salute 1960 Buy
A Branch for the Baron / The Baron Branches Out 1961 Buy
Bad for the Baron / The Stolen Legacy 1962 Buy
A Sword for the Baron / The Baron and the Mogul Swords 1963 Buy
The Baron on Board 1964 Buy
The Baron and the Chinese Puzzle 1964 Buy
Sport for the Baron 1966 Buy
An Affair for the Baron 1967 Buy
The Baron and the Missing Old Masters 1968 Buy
The Baron and the Unfinished Portrait 1969 Buy
Burgle the Baron / His Own Theft 1969 Buy
Last Laugh for the Baron 1970 Buy
The Baron Goes A-Buying 1971 Buy
The Baron and the Arrogant Artist 1972 Buy
King Maker Baron 1975 Buy
Love for the Baron 1979 Buy

Bruce Murdoch Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Secret Errand 1939 Buy
Dangerous Journey 1939 Buy
The Withered Man 1940 Buy
Unknown Mission 1940 Buy
I Am the Withered Man 1941 Buy
Where is the Withered Man? 1942 Buy

Department Z Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Death Miser 1933 Buy
Redhead 1933 Buy
First Came a Murder 1934 Buy
Death ‘Round the Corner 1935 Buy
The Mark of the Crescent 1935 Buy
Thunder in Europe 1936 Buy
The Terror Trap 1936 Buy
Carriers of Death 1937 Buy
Days of Danger 1937 Buy
Death Stands By 1938 Buy
Menace! 1938 Buy
Murder Must Wait 1939 Buy
Panic! 1939 Buy
Death by Night 1940 Buy
Island of Peril 1940 Buy
Sabotage 1941 Buy
Go Away Death 1942 Buy
The Day of Disaster 1942 Buy
Prepare for Action 1942 Buy
No Darker Crime 1943 Buy
Dark Peril 1944 Buy
The Peril Ahead 1946 Buy
The League of Dark Men 1947 Buy
The Department of Death 1949 Buy
The Enemy Within 1950 Buy
Dead or Alive 1951 Buy
A Kind of Prisoner 1954 Buy
The Black Spiders 1957 Buy

Dr. Emmanuel Cellini Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Cunning as a Fox 1965 Buy
Wicked as the Devil 1966 Buy
Sly as a Serpent 1967 Buy
Cruel as a Cat 1968 Buy
Too Good to Be True 1969 Buy
A Period of Evil 1970 Buy
As Lonely as the Damned 1971 Buy
As Empty as Hate 1972 Buy
As Merry as Hell 1973 Buy
This Man Did I Kill? 1974 Buy
The Man Who Was Not Himself 1976 Buy

Dr. Palfrey Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Traitor’s Doom 1942 Buy
The Legion of the Lost 1943 Buy
The Perilous Country / The Valley of Fear 1943 Buy
Dangerous Quest 1944 Buy
Death in the Rising Sun 1945 Buy
The Hounds of Vengeance 1945 Buy
Shadow of Doom 1946 Buy
The House of the Bears 1946 Buy
Dark Harvest 1947 Buy
The Wings of Peace 1948 Buy
The Sons of Satan 1948 Buy
The Dawn of Darkness 1949 Buy
The League of Light 1949 Buy
The Man Who Shook the World 1950 Buy
The Prophet of Fire 1951 Buy
The Killers of Innocence / The Children of Hate 1952 Buy
The Touch of Death 1954 Buy
The Mists of Fear 1955 Buy
The Flood 1956 Buy
The Plague of Silence 1958 Buy
The Drought / Dry Spell 1959 Buy
The Terror 1962 Buy
The Depths 1963 Buy
The Sleep 1964 Buy
The Inferno 1965 Buy
The Perilous Country 1966 Buy
The Famine 1967 Buy
The Blight 1968 Buy
The Oasis 1969 Buy
The Smog 1970 Buy
The Unbegotten 1971 Buy
The Insulators 1972 Buy
The Voiceless Ones 1974 Buy
The Thunder-Maker 1976 Buy
The Whirlwind 1979 Buy

Fane Brothers Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Take a Body 1951 Buy
Lame Dog Murder 1952 Buy
Murder in the Stars 1953 Buy
Man on the Run 1953 Buy

Gideon Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Gideon’s Day / Gideon of Scotland Yard 1955 Buy
Gideon’s Art 1971 Buy
Gideon’s Week / Seven Days to Death / Gideon’s Fear 1956 Buy
Gideon’s Night 1957 Buy
Dying for Revenge 2008 N/A
Gideon’s Month / A Backwards Jump 1958 Buy
Resurrecting Midnight 2009 N/A
Gideon’s Staff / Thugs and Economies 1959 Buy
Finding Gideon 2017 N/A
Gideon’s Risk / Gideon Combats Influence 1960 Buy
Gideon’s Fire 1961 Buy
Gideon’s March / A Conference for Assassins 1962 Buy
Gideon’s Ride / Traveling Crimes 1962 Buy
Gideon’s Vote / An Uncivilized Election 1963 Buy
Gideon’s Lot / Criminal Imports 1964 Buy
Gideon’s Badge / To Nail a Serial Killer 1966 N/A
Gideon’s Wrath / From Murder to a Cathedral 1967 Buy
Gideon’s River 1968 Buy
Gideon’s Power / Darkness and Confusion 1969 Buy
Gideon’s Sport / Sport, Heat and Scotland Yard 1970 Buy
Gideon’s Men / No Relaxation at Scotland Yard 1972 N/A
Gideon’s Press / Impartiality Against the Mob 1973 Buy
Gideon’s Fog / Not Hidden by the Fog 1974 Buy
Gideon’s Drive / Good and Justice 1976 Buy
Gideon’s Force / Vigilantes & Biscuits 1978 Buy
Gideon’s Law 1982 Buy
Gideon’s Way 1983 Buy
Gideon’s Raid 1986 Buy
Gideon’s Fear 1990 Buy

Inspector West Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Inspector West Takes Charge 1942 Buy
Go Away to Murder 1943 N/A
Inspector West Leaves Town / Go Away To Murder 1943 Buy
Inspector West at Home / Apostle of Gloom 1944 Buy
Holy Death 2016 N/A
Holiday for Inspector West 1946 Buy
Battle for Inspector West 1948 Buy
Triumph for Inspector West / The Case Against Paul Raeburn 1948 Buy
Inspector West Kicks Off / Sport for Inspector West 1949 Buy
Inspector West Regrets 1945 Buy
Inspector West Cries Wolf / The Creepers 1950 Buy
A Case for Inspector West / The Figure in the Dusk 1951 Buy
Puzzle for Inspector West / The Dissemblers 1951 Buy
Inspector West Alone 1950 Buy
Inspector West at Bay / The Blind Spot 1952 Buy
A Gun for Inspector West / Give a Man a Gun 1953 Buy
Send Superintendent West 1953 N/A
Send Superintendent West / Send Inspector West 1953 Buy
A Beauty for Inspector West / The Beauty Queen Killer 1954 Buy
Inspector West Makes Haste / The Gelignite Gang 1955 Buy
Two for Inspector West / Murder: One, Two, Three 1955 Buy
Parcels for Inspector West / Death of a Postman 1956 Buy
A Prince for Inspector West / Death of an Assassin 1956 Buy
Find Inspector West / Doorway to Death / The Trouble at Saxby’s 1957 Buy
Accident for Inspector West / Hit and Run 1957 Buy
Murder, London - New York 1958 Buy
Strike for Death 1958 N/A
Strike for Death / The Killing Strike 1958 Buy
Death of a Racehorse 1959 Buy
The Case of the Innocent Victims 1959 Buy
Murder on the Line 1960 Buy
Death in Cold Print 1961 Buy
The Scene of the Crime 1961 Buy
Policeman’s Dread 1962 Buy
Hang the Little Man 1963 Buy
Look Three Ways at Murder 1964 Buy
Murder, London - Australia 1967 Buy
Murder, London - South Africa 1967 Buy
So Young to Burn 1967 Buy
The Executioners 1967 Buy
Murder, London - Miami 1969 Buy
A Part for a Policeman 1970 Buy
Alibi / Alibi for Inspector West 1971 Buy
A Splinter of Glass 1972 Buy
The Theft of Magna Carta 1973 Buy
The Extortioners 1974 Buy
A Sharp Rise in Crime 1978 Buy

Liberator Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Return to Adventure 1943 Buy
Gateway to Escape 1944 Buy
Come Home to Crime 1973 Buy

Mark Kilby Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
R.I.S.C. / Mark Kilby Solves a Murder 1959 Buy
Mark Kilby and The Secret Syndicate / Secret Syndicate 1960 Buy
Mark Kilby and the Miami Mob / The Miami Mob 1960 Buy
Mark Kilby and The Timid Tycoon 1961 Buy
The Hollywood Hoax 1961 Buy
Mark Kilby Takes a Risk 1961 Buy
Mark Kilby Stands Alone / Mark Kilby and the Manhattan Murders 1962 Buy

Patrick Dawlish Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Death on Demand 1939 Buy
The Speaker / The Croaker 1939 Buy
Terror by Day 1940 Buy
The Secret Murder 1940 Buy
Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman 1940 N/A
‘Ware Danger 1941 Buy
Murder Most Foul 1942 Buy
There Goes Death 1942 Buy
Death in High Places 1942 Buy
Death in Flames 1943 Buy
Two Men Missing 1943 Buy
Rogues Rampant 1944 Buy
Death on the Move 1945 Buy
Invitation to Adventure 1945 Buy
Here is Danger 1946 Buy
Give Me Murder 1947 Buy
Murder Too Late 1947 Buy
Dark Mystery 1948 Buy
Engagement with Death 1948 Buy
A Puzzle in Pearls 1949 Buy
Kill or Be Killed 1949 Buy
The Dark Circle 1950 Buy
Murder with Mushrooms 1950 Buy
Death in Diamonds 1951 Buy
Missing or Dead? 1951 Buy
Death in a Hurry 1952 Buy
The Long Search / Drop Dead 1953 Buy
Sleepy Death 1953 N/A
Double for Death 1954 Buy
Death in the Trees 1954 Buy
The Man Who Stayed Alive 1955 Buy
The Kidnapped Child / The Snatch 1955 Buy
Day of Fear 1956 Buy
Wait for Death 1957 Buy
Come Home to Death / The Pack of Lies 1958 Buy
Elope to Death 1959 Buy
Don’t Let Him Kill / The Man Who Laughed at Murder 1960 Buy
The Crime-Haters 1960 Buy
Rogues’ Ransom 1962 Buy
Death From Below 1963 Buy
The Big Call 1965 Buy
A Promise of Diamonds 1965 Buy
A Taste of Treasure 1966 Buy
A Clutch of Coppers 1967 Buy
A Shadow of Death 1968 Buy
A Scream of Murder 1969 Buy
A Nest of Traitors 1970 Buy
A Rabble of Rebels 1971 Buy
A Life for a Death 1973 Buy
A Herald of Doom 1973 Buy
A Blast of Trumpets 1975 Buy
A Plague of Demons 1976 Buy

Sexton Blake Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Case of the Murdered Financier 1937 N/A
The Great Air Swindle 1939 N/A
The Man from Fleet Street 1940 N/A
The Case of the Mad Inventor 1942 N/A
Private Carter's Crime 1943 N/A

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Seven Times Seven 1932 Buy
Men, Maids and Murder 1933 Buy
Fire of Death 1934 N/A
For Love’s Sake 1934 N/A
The Black Heart 1935 N/A
The Casino Mystery 1935 N/A
The Crime Gang 1935 N/A
The Dark Shadow 1935 N/A
The Death Drive 1935 N/A
The Secret of Ferrars 1935 N/A
No. 1’s Last Crime 1935 N/A
The Stolen Formula Mystery 1935 N/A
The Big Radium Mystery 1936 N/A
The Day of Terror 1936 N/A
The Dummy Robberies 1936 N/A
Lover of Hate 1936 N/A
The Hypnotic Demon 1936 N/A
The Moat Farm Mystery 1936 N/A
The Secret Formula 1936 N/A
The Successful Alibi 1936 N/A
The Hadfield Mystery 1937 N/A
The Moving Eye 1937 N/A
The Laughing Lightweight 1937 N/A
The Raven 1937 N/A
Love’s Triumph 1937 N/A
Chains of Love 1937 N/A
Love’s Pilgrimage 1937 N/A
Three for Adventure 1937 N/A
The Fighting Footballers 1937 N/A
True Love 1937 N/A
False Love or True 1937 N/A
Troubled Journey 1937 N/A
Murder Manor 1937 Buy
Stand By For Danger 1937 Buy
Four Find Danger 1937 N/A
Three Days’ Terror 1938 Buy
One-Shot Marriott 1938 N/A
Gun-Smoke Range 1938 N/A
Two-Gun Girl 1938 N/A
Four Motives for Murder 1938 N/A
Circle of Justice 1938 N/A
A Mannequin’s Romance 1938 N/A
The Greater Desire 1938 N/A
The Tangled Legacy 1938 N/A
Fate’s Playthings 1938 N/A
Love Calls Twice 1938 N/A
The Road to Happiness 1938 N/A
Two Meet Trouble 1938 N/A
Web of Destiny 1938 N/A
Whose Lover? 1938 N/A
Gunshot Mesa 1939 N/A
For Her Sister's Sake 1939 N/A
The Mountain Terror 1939 N/A
Roaring Guns 1939 N/A
The Mystery of the Centre-Forward 1939 N/A
The Battle for the Cup 1939 N/A
Two Gun Texan 1939 Buy
The 10,000 Trophy Race 1939 N/A
The Fighting Tramp 1939 N/A
The Turn of Fate 1939 N/A
Crossroads of Love 1939 N/A
Love’s Ordeal 1939 N/A
Death Looks On 1939 Buy
The Crime Syndicate 1939 N/A
Love Comes Back 1939 N/A
Love Triumphant 1939 N/A
Masked Riders 1940 N/A
The Secret Super-Charger 1940 N/A
Rustler’s Range 1940 N/A
The Shootin’ Sheriff 1940 N/A
Triple Murder 1940 N/A
Heir to Murder 1940 N/A
The Lost Lover 1940 N/A
Love’s Journey 1940 N/A
Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman 1940 N/A
The Verrall Street Affair 1940 N/A
The Midget Marvel 1940 N/A
Murder by the Way 1940 N/A
Murder Come Home 1940 N/A
Outlaw’s Vengeance 1941 N/A
War on the Lazy-K 1941 N/A
Death Canyon 1941 N/A
By Persons Unknown 1941 N/A
Who Saw Him Die? 1941 N/A
Guns Over Blue Lake 1942 N/A
Guns on the Range 1942 N/A
Who Died at the Grange? 1942 N/A
Foul Play Suspected 1942 N/A
Riders of Dry Gulch 1943 N/A
Range Justice 1943 N/A
Murder Unseen 1943 N/A
Five to Kill 1943 N/A
Murder at King's Kitchen 1943 N/A
Outlaw Hollow 1944 N/A
Long John Rides the Range 1944 N/A
Murder on Largo Island 1944 N/A
No Alibi 1944 N/A
No Crime More Cruel 1944 N/A
Who Said Murder? 1944 N/A
Miracle Range 1945 N/A
Yesterday's Murder 1945 N/A
Crime with Many Voices 1945 N/A
Play for Murder 1946 Buy
The Silent House 1946 Buy
Hidden Range 1946 N/A
The Secrets of the Range 1946 N/A
Murder Makes Murder 1946 N/A
Forgotten Range 1947 N/A
Keys to Crime 1947 Buy
Why Murder? 1948 Buy
First a Murder 1948 N/A
No End to Danger 1948 N/A
Trigger Justice 1948 N/A
Vote for Murder 1948 Buy
Policeman’s Triumph 1948 Buy
Outlaw Guns 1949 N/A
Bullet Justice 1949 N/A
Lynch Hollow 1949 N/A
Who Killed Rebecca? 1949 Buy
The Dying Witnesses 1949 Buy
Dine with Murder 1950 N/A
No Hurry to Kill 1950 Buy
Thief in the Night 1950 Buy
Death to My Killer 1950 N/A
Sentence of Death 1950 N/A
Murder Week-End 1950 Buy
Quarrel with Murder 1951 Buy
Look at Murder 1952 Buy
Voyage of Death 1952 N/A
Murder Ahead 1953 Buy
Range Vengeance 1953 N/A
Safari with Murder 1953 N/A
No Escape From Murder 1953 Buy
Out of the Shadows 1954 Buy
Adrian and Jonathan 1954 Buy
The Charity Murders / The Charity Killers 1954 Buy
The Crooked Killer 1954 N/A
The Man Who Stayed Alive 1955 Buy
Murder at End House 1955 N/A
So Soon to Die 1955 N/A
Cat and Mouse / Hilda, Take Heed 1955 Buy
Seeds of Murder 1956 N/A
Sight of Death 1956 N/A
Murder in the Highlands 1957 Buy
Kill Once, Kill Twice 1957 Buy
Runaway 1957 Buy
Death of a Stranger / Come Here to Die 1957 Buy
Kill a Wicked Man 1958 Buy
Children of Despair 1958 Buy
Missing from Home / Missing 1958 Buy
Murder Assured 1958 Buy
Hide and Kill 1959 N/A
Kill My Love 1959 Buy
Thicker Than Water 1959 Buy
The Mountain of the Blind 1960 Buy
To Kill or to Die / To Kill or Die 1960 N/A
To Kill a Killer 1960 Buy
Go Ahead with Murder / Two for the Money 1960 Buy
How Many to Kill? / The Girl with the Leopard-Skin Bag 1960 Buy
The Edge of Terror 1961 N/A
The Man I Killed 1961 N/A
The Foothills of Fear 1961 Buy
Hate to Kill 1962 N/A
The Quiet Fear 1963 Buy
Guilt of Innocence 1964 Buy
Danger Woman 1966 N/A
The Masters of Bow Street 1975 Buy

Superintendent Folly Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Murder in the Family 1944 Buy
Find The Body 1945 Buy
Murder Came Late 1946 Buy
Run Away to Murder 1947 Buy
Let’s Kill Uncle Lionel 1947 Buy
Mystery Motive 1947 Buy
Close the Door on Murder 1948 Buy

Toff Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Introducing the Toff 1938 Buy
The Toff Goes On 1939 Buy
The Toff Steps Out 1939 Buy
Here Comes the Toff 1940 Buy
The Toff Breaks In 1940 Buy
Salute the Toff 1941 Buy
The Toff Proceeds 1941 Buy
The Toff Goes to Market 1942 Buy
The Toff is Back 1942 Buy
The Toff Among the Millions 1943 Buy
Accuse the Toff 1943 Buy
The Toff and the Curate / The Toff and the Deadly Parson / The Toff and the Deadly Priest 1944 Buy
The Toff and the Great Illusion 1944 Buy
Feathers for the Toff 1945 Buy
The Toff and the Lady 1946 Buy
The Toff on Ice / Poison for the Toff 1946 Buy
Hammer the Toff 1947 Buy
The Toff in Town 1948 Buy
The Toff Takes Shares 1948 Buy
The Toff and Old Harry 1949 Buy
The Toff on Board 1949 Buy
Fool the Toff 1950 Buy
Kill the Toff 1950 Buy
A Knife for the Toff 1951 Buy
A Mask for the Toff / The Toff Goes Gay 1951 Buy
Hunt the Toff 1952 Buy
Call the Toff 1953 Buy
The Toff Down Under / Break the Toff 1953 Buy
Murder Out of the Past 1953 N/A
The Toff at Camp / The Toff at Butlin’s 1954 Buy
The Toff at the Fair / Last Laugh for the Toff 1954 Buy
Six for the Toff / A Score for the Toff 1955 Buy
The Toff and the Deep Blue Sea 1955 Buy
Make-Up for the Toff / Kiss the Toff 1956 Buy
The Toff in New York 1956 Buy
Model for the Toff 1957 Buy
The Toff on Fire 1957 Buy
The Toff and the Stolen Tresses 1958 Buy
Terror for the Toff / The Toff on the Farm 1958 Buy
Double for the Toff 1959 Buy
The Toff and the Runaway Bride 1959 Buy
A Doll for the Toff 1959 Buy
A Rocket for the Toff 1960 Buy
The Toff and the Kidnapped Child 1960 Buy
Follow the Toff 1961 Buy
The Toff and the Toughs / The Toff and the Teds 1961 Buy
Leave it to the Toff 1962 Buy
The Toff and the Spider 1965 Buy
The Toff in Wax 1966 Buy
A Bundle for the Toff 1967 Buy
Stars for the Toff 1967 Buy
The Toff and the Golden Boy 1969 Buy
The Toff and the Fallen Angels 1970 Buy
Vote for the Toff 1971 Buy
The Toff and the Trip-Trip-Triplets 1972 Buy
The Toff and the Terrified Taxman 1972 Buy
The Toff and the Sleepy Cowboy 1973 Buy
The Toff and the Crooked Copper 1977 Buy
The Toff and the Dead Man’s Finger 1978 Buy

“John Creasey is one of the most prolific authors in publishing history, with over 500 books under his own name spanning from 1932 to the late 1970s. He wrote under multiple pseudonyms as well — J.J. Marric for the Gideon series, Anthony Morton for the Baron, Gordon Ashe for Patrick Dawlish, and others. His output included sixteen recurring series characters, from the aristocratic Toff to the methodical Commander Gideon of Scotland Yard.”

“Creasey’s range within crime fiction was broader than his reputation sometimes suggests. The Department Z books are espionage thrillers. The Dr. Palfrey series deals with global threats on a near-apocalyptic scale. Inspector West and Superintendent Folly are straightforward police procedurals. The Toff stories feature an upper-class amateur detective. He founded the Crime Writers’ Association in 1953 and won the Edgar Award. Despite receiving 743 rejection slips before his first publication, he went on to become one of the genre’s most productive and widely read authors.”

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has John Creasey written?

John Creasey has written 511 books across sixteen series.

What was John Creasey's first book?

John Creasey’s first book is Seven Times Seven, published in 1932.

How prolific was John Creasey?

“John Creasey published over 600 books during his career, making him one of the most prolific authors in the English language. Under his own name and multiple pen names (including J.J. Marric, Anthony Morton, and Gordon Ashe), he created sixteen recurring series characters and wrote over 160 standalone novels. He received 743 rejection slips before his first book was published in 1932, and went on to found the Crime Writers’ Association in 1953.”

Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. We may receive commissions for purchases made through links on this site.

Privacy Policy