Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secret Errand | 1939 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 2 | Dangerous Journey | 1939 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 3 | The Withered Man | 1940 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 4 | Unknown Mission | 1940 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 5 | I Am the Withered Man | 1941 | John Creasey | Buy |
| 6 | Where is the Withered Man? | 1942 | John Creasey | Buy |
“The Bruce Murdoch series is one of John Creasey’s shorter runs — six books published between 1939 and 1942, all set during the early years of World War II. The series follows Murdoch through dangerous missions and secret errands, with the recurring figure of the Withered Man adding a thread of mystery that runs across multiple installments.”
“The wartime publication dates give these books an immediacy that later historical fiction can’t replicate. Creasey was writing about danger and espionage while the real war was happening around him.”