Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet the Baron / The Man in the Blue Mask | 1937 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 2 | The Baron Returns / The Return of Blue Mask | 1937 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 3 | The Baron Again / Salute Blue Mask | 1938 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 4 | Held at Bay / Blue Mask at Bay / Baron at Bay | 1938 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 5 | Alias the Baron / Alias Blue Mask | 1939 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 6 | The Baron at Large / Challenge Blue Mask! | 1939 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 7 | Noces pour le Baron | 1940 | John Creasey | N/A |
| 8 | Versus the Baron / Blue Mask Strikes Again | 1940 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 9 | Call for the Baron / Blue Mask Victorious | 1940 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 10 | The Baron Comes Back | 1943 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 11 | Reward for the Baron | 1945 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 12 | The Baron and the Beggar | 1947 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 13 | Blame the Baron / Taking the Blame | 1948 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 14 | Le Baron Cambriole | 1948 | John Creasey | N/A |
| 15 | A Case for the Baron | 1945 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 16 | A Rope for the Baron | 1948 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 17 | Books for the Baron | 1949 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 18 | Cry for the Baron | 1950 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 19 | Trap the Baron | 1950 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 20 | Attack the Baron | 1951 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 21 | Shadow the Baron | 1951 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 22 | Warn the Baron | 1952 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 23 | The Baron Goes East | 1953 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 24 | The Baron in France | 1953 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 25 | Danger for the Baron | 1953 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 26 | The Baron Goes Fast | 1954 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 27 | Career for the Baron | 1946 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 28 | Deaf, Dumb, and Blonde / Nest-Egg for the Baron | 1954 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 29 | Help from the Baron | 1955 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 30 | Hide the Baron | 1956 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 31 | The Frame the Baron / The Double Frame | 1957 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 32 | Red Eye for the Baron / Blood Red | 1958 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 33 | Black for the Baron / If Anything Happens to Hester | 1959 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 34 | Salute for the Baron / A Salute | 1960 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 35 | A Branch for the Baron / The Baron Branches Out | 1961 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 36 | Bad for the Baron / The Stolen Legacy | 1962 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 37 | A Sword for the Baron / The Baron and the Mogul Swords | 1963 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 38 | The Baron on Board | 1964 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 39 | The Baron and the Chinese Puzzle | 1964 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 40 | Sport for the Baron | 1966 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 41 | An Affair for the Baron | 1967 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 42 | The Baron and the Missing Old Masters | 1968 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 43 | The Baron and the Unfinished Portrait | 1969 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 44 | Burgle the Baron / His Own Theft | 1969 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 45 | Last Laugh for the Baron | 1970 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 46 | The Baron Goes A-Buying | 1971 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 47 | The Baron and the Arrogant Artist | 1972 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 48 | King Maker Baron | 1975 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 49 | Love for the Baron | 1979 | John Creasey | Buy |
“The Baron series is one of John Creasey’s longest runs, spanning forty-nine books from 1937 to 1979. Written under the Anthony Morton pseudonym, the books follow a former thief turned antiques dealer who keeps getting drawn back into the world of crime — this time on the side of the law, mostly. The Baron operates in high society and the art world, giving the series a more glamorous setting than Creasey’s police procedurals.”
“The series spans over four decades of publishing, with the Baron aging and adapting through changing times. Early books have pre-war settings; later entries reflect the post-war world. The titles often play on the Baron’s name — Meet the Baron, Blame the Baron, Trap the Baron — creating a consistent identity across nearly fifty installments.”