Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Case of the Murdered Financier | 1937 | John Creasey | N/A |
| 2 | The Great Air Swindle | 1939 | John Creasey | N/A |
| 3 | The Man from Fleet Street | 1940 | John Creasey | N/A |
| 4 | The Case of the Mad Inventor | 1942 | John Creasey | N/A |
| 5 | Private Carter's Crime | 1943 | John Creasey | N/A |
“Sexton Blake was one of the most widely published characters in British fiction history — a detective created in 1893 who appeared in thousands of stories by hundreds of writers over the following century. John Creasey contributed five novels to the Sexton Blake library between 1937 and 1943, during a period when he was also launching his own original series characters.”
“The five books — including The Case of the Murdered Financier, The Great Air Swindle, and The Case of the Mad Inventor — represent Creasey’s work within an existing fictional framework rather than his own creations. They are early-career entries that show his ability to write to established character specifications.”