John Creasey Standalone Novels books in order

John Creasey's standalone novels number over 160 titles spanning from 1932 to 1975, covering crime fiction, westerns, romance, and adventure in one of the most prolific bodies of work in publishing history.
Series · Crime Fiction · Mystery · Western · Romance · Adventure

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Seven Times Seven 1932 John Creasey Buy
2 Men, Maids and Murder 1933 John Creasey Buy
3 Fire of Death 1934 John Creasey N/A
4 For Love’s Sake 1934 John Creasey N/A
5 The Black Heart 1935 John Creasey N/A
6 The Casino Mystery 1935 John Creasey N/A
7 The Crime Gang 1935 John Creasey N/A
8 The Dark Shadow 1935 John Creasey N/A
9 The Death Drive 1935 John Creasey N/A
10 The Secret of Ferrars 1935 John Creasey N/A
11 No. 1’s Last Crime 1935 John Creasey N/A
12 The Stolen Formula Mystery 1935 John Creasey N/A
13 The Big Radium Mystery 1936 John Creasey N/A
14 The Day of Terror 1936 John Creasey N/A
15 The Dummy Robberies 1936 John Creasey N/A
16 Lover of Hate 1936 John Creasey N/A
17 The Hypnotic Demon 1936 John Creasey N/A
18 The Moat Farm Mystery 1936 John Creasey N/A
19 The Secret Formula 1936 John Creasey N/A
20 The Successful Alibi 1936 John Creasey N/A
21 The Hadfield Mystery 1937 John Creasey N/A
22 The Moving Eye 1937 John Creasey N/A
23 The Laughing Lightweight 1937 John Creasey N/A
24 The Raven 1937 John Creasey N/A
25 Love’s Triumph 1937 John Creasey N/A
26 Chains of Love 1937 John Creasey N/A
27 Love’s Pilgrimage 1937 John Creasey N/A
28 Three for Adventure 1937 John Creasey N/A
29 The Fighting Footballers 1937 John Creasey N/A
30 True Love 1937 John Creasey N/A
31 False Love or True 1937 John Creasey N/A
32 Troubled Journey 1937 John Creasey N/A
33 Murder Manor 1937 John Creasey Buy
34 Stand By For Danger 1937 John Creasey Buy
35 Four Find Danger 1937 John Creasey N/A
36 Three Days’ Terror 1938 John Creasey Buy
37 One-Shot Marriott 1938 John Creasey N/A
38 Gun-Smoke Range 1938 John Creasey N/A
39 Two-Gun Girl 1938 John Creasey N/A
40 Four Motives for Murder 1938 John Creasey N/A
41 Circle of Justice 1938 John Creasey N/A
42 A Mannequin’s Romance 1938 John Creasey N/A
43 The Greater Desire 1938 John Creasey N/A
44 The Tangled Legacy 1938 John Creasey N/A
45 Fate’s Playthings 1938 John Creasey N/A
46 Love Calls Twice 1938 John Creasey N/A
47 The Road to Happiness 1938 John Creasey N/A
48 Two Meet Trouble 1938 John Creasey N/A
49 Web of Destiny 1938 John Creasey N/A
50 Whose Lover? 1938 John Creasey N/A
51 Gunshot Mesa 1939 John Creasey N/A
52 For Her Sister's Sake 1939 John Creasey N/A
53 The Mountain Terror 1939 John Creasey N/A
54 Roaring Guns 1939 John Creasey N/A
55 The Mystery of the Centre-Forward 1939 John Creasey N/A
56 The Battle for the Cup 1939 John Creasey N/A
57 Two Gun Texan 1939 John Creasey Buy
58 The 10,000 Trophy Race 1939 John Creasey N/A
59 The Fighting Tramp 1939 John Creasey N/A
60 The Turn of Fate 1939 John Creasey N/A
61 Crossroads of Love 1939 John Creasey N/A
62 Love’s Ordeal 1939 John Creasey N/A
63 Death Looks On 1939 John Creasey Buy
64 The Crime Syndicate 1939 John Creasey N/A
65 Love Comes Back 1939 John Creasey N/A
66 Love Triumphant 1939 John Creasey N/A
67 Masked Riders 1940 John Creasey N/A
68 The Secret Super-Charger 1940 John Creasey N/A
69 Rustler’s Range 1940 John Creasey N/A
70 The Shootin’ Sheriff 1940 John Creasey N/A
71 Triple Murder 1940 John Creasey N/A
72 Heir to Murder 1940 John Creasey N/A
73 The Lost Lover 1940 John Creasey N/A
74 Love’s Journey 1940 John Creasey N/A
75 Who Was the Jester? / The Masked Gunman 1940 John Creasey N/A
76 The Verrall Street Affair 1940 John Creasey N/A
77 The Midget Marvel 1940 John Creasey N/A
78 Murder by the Way 1940 John Creasey N/A
79 Murder Come Home 1940 John Creasey N/A
80 Outlaw’s Vengeance 1941 John Creasey N/A
81 War on the Lazy-K 1941 John Creasey N/A
82 Death Canyon 1941 John Creasey N/A
83 By Persons Unknown 1941 John Creasey N/A
84 Who Saw Him Die? 1941 John Creasey N/A
85 Guns Over Blue Lake 1942 John Creasey N/A
86 Guns on the Range 1942 John Creasey N/A
87 Who Died at the Grange? 1942 John Creasey N/A
88 Foul Play Suspected 1942 John Creasey N/A
89 Riders of Dry Gulch 1943 John Creasey N/A
90 Range Justice 1943 John Creasey N/A
91 Murder Unseen 1943 John Creasey N/A
92 Five to Kill 1943 John Creasey N/A
93 Murder at King's Kitchen 1943 John Creasey N/A
94 Outlaw Hollow 1944 John Creasey N/A
95 Long John Rides the Range 1944 John Creasey N/A
96 Murder on Largo Island 1944 John Creasey N/A
97 No Alibi 1944 John Creasey N/A
98 No Crime More Cruel 1944 John Creasey N/A
99 Who Said Murder? 1944 John Creasey N/A
100 Miracle Range 1945 John Creasey N/A
101 Yesterday's Murder 1945 John Creasey N/A
102 Crime with Many Voices 1945 John Creasey N/A
103 Play for Murder 1946 John Creasey Buy
104 The Silent House 1946 John Creasey Buy
105 Hidden Range 1946 John Creasey N/A
106 The Secrets of the Range 1946 John Creasey N/A
107 Murder Makes Murder 1946 John Creasey N/A
108 Forgotten Range 1947 John Creasey N/A
109 Keys to Crime 1947 John Creasey Buy
110 Why Murder? 1948 John Creasey Buy
111 First a Murder 1948 John Creasey N/A
112 No End to Danger 1948 John Creasey N/A
113 Trigger Justice 1948 John Creasey N/A
114 Vote for Murder 1948 John Creasey Buy
115 Policeman’s Triumph 1948 John Creasey Buy
116 Outlaw Guns 1949 John Creasey N/A
117 Bullet Justice 1949 John Creasey N/A
118 Lynch Hollow 1949 John Creasey N/A
119 Who Killed Rebecca? 1949 John Creasey Buy
120 The Dying Witnesses 1949 John Creasey Buy
121 Dine with Murder 1950 John Creasey N/A
122 No Hurry to Kill 1950 John Creasey Buy
123 Thief in the Night 1950 John Creasey Buy
124 Death to My Killer 1950 John Creasey N/A
125 Sentence of Death 1950 John Creasey N/A
126 Murder Week-End 1950 John Creasey Buy
127 Quarrel with Murder 1951 John Creasey Buy
128 Look at Murder 1952 John Creasey Buy
129 Voyage of Death 1952 John Creasey N/A
130 Murder Ahead 1953 John Creasey Buy
131 Range Vengeance 1953 John Creasey N/A
132 Safari with Murder 1953 John Creasey N/A
133 No Escape From Murder 1953 John Creasey Buy
134 Out of the Shadows 1954 John Creasey Buy
135 Adrian and Jonathan 1954 John Creasey Buy
136 The Charity Murders / The Charity Killers 1954 John Creasey Buy
137 The Crooked Killer 1954 John Creasey N/A
138 The Man Who Stayed Alive 1955 John Creasey Buy
139 Murder at End House 1955 John Creasey N/A
140 So Soon to Die 1955 John Creasey N/A
141 Cat and Mouse / Hilda, Take Heed 1955 John Creasey Buy
142 Seeds of Murder 1956 John Creasey N/A
143 Sight of Death 1956 John Creasey N/A
144 Murder in the Highlands 1957 John Creasey Buy
145 Kill Once, Kill Twice 1957 John Creasey Buy
146 Runaway 1957 John Creasey Buy
147 Death of a Stranger / Come Here to Die 1957 John Creasey Buy
148 Kill a Wicked Man 1958 John Creasey Buy
149 Children of Despair 1958 John Creasey Buy
150 Missing from Home / Missing 1958 John Creasey Buy
151 Murder Assured 1958 John Creasey Buy
152 Hide and Kill 1959 John Creasey N/A
153 Kill My Love 1959 John Creasey Buy
154 Thicker Than Water 1959 John Creasey Buy
155 The Mountain of the Blind 1960 John Creasey Buy
156 To Kill or to Die / To Kill or Die 1960 John Creasey N/A
157 To Kill a Killer 1960 John Creasey Buy
158 Go Ahead with Murder / Two for the Money 1960 John Creasey Buy
159 How Many to Kill? / The Girl with the Leopard-Skin Bag 1960 John Creasey Buy
160 The Edge of Terror 1961 John Creasey N/A
161 The Man I Killed 1961 John Creasey N/A
162 The Foothills of Fear 1961 John Creasey Buy
163 Hate to Kill 1962 John Creasey N/A
164 The Quiet Fear 1963 John Creasey Buy
165 Guilt of Innocence 1964 John Creasey Buy
166 Danger Woman 1966 John Creasey N/A
167 The Masters of Bow Street 1975 John Creasey Buy

“John Creasey’s standalone novels are a category unto themselves — 167 books published between 1932 and 1975 that don’t belong to any of his sixteen recurring series. The list includes crime fiction, murder mysteries, westerns, romances, and adventure stories, sometimes blending genres within a single book. Titles range from Seven Times Seven (his first published novel in 1932) to The Masters of Bow Street (1975).”

“The standalone list reveals a writer who refused to limit himself. Among the crime novels sit westerns like Gunshot Mesa, Rustler’s Range, and Death Canyon. Romances like Love’s Triumph and Chains of Love appear alongside murder mysteries like Five to Kill and No Alibi. The sheer variety makes the standalones a fascinating cross-section of mid-century popular fiction.”

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the John Creasey Standalone Novels series?

There are 167 books in the John Creasey Standalone Novels series, published between 1932 and 1975.

What is the first book in the John Creasey Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the John Creasey Standalone Novels series is Seven Times Seven, published in 1932.

Why did John Creasey write so many standalone novels?

“Creasey’s 167 standalone novels reflect both his extraordinary productivity and his willingness to write in any genre that interested him. Alongside the crime fiction and mysteries you’d expect, the standalones include westerns (Gunshot Mesa, Riders of Dry Gulch, Range Justice), romances (Love’s Triumph, Chains of Love, The Greater Desire), and adventure stories. He reportedly wrote at a pace of two million words per year during his peak, and the standalones absorbed the ideas that didn’t fit into his sixteen ongoing series.”

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