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John Creasey
Department Z faces its biggest test when the organization is threatened by an enemy on the inside--from the author who sold eighty million books worldwide.
Charles Corliss, son of a…
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The thrilling Department Z series continues as an assassination attempt leads to political turmoil--from the author who sold eighty million books worldwide.
Agent Gordon Craigie faces a crisis of international…
Department Z tracks down a doomsday weapon in an edge-of-your-seat spy thriller from the Edgar Award-winning author who sold eighty million books worldwide.
Professor Toller has created a weapon that…
In this classic thriller from an Edgar Award-winning author, a British spy agency is on the hunt for terrorists taking aim at England's political leaders.
In a vicious act of…
A mysterious message signals an international threat in this World War II thriller by an Edgar Awardwinning author.
A French refugee is washed up on the English coast. Feverish, delirious…
Three men meet on the outskirts of London to hatch a plan to steal the wealth of a nation in this thriller by an Edgar Awardwinning author.
They are three…
A terrifying international plot threatens the agents of Britain's Department Z in this tale of suspense from an Edgar Awardwinning author.
Leopold Gorman studies the World Economic Conference with interest-and…
A mysterious symbol is the key to a murder case in this classic suspense tale by the Edgar Awardwinning author.
Gordon Craigie and Department Z-the squad of top-secret detectives within…
A tale of murder and international intrigue from the multimillion-selling, award-winning author.
Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon away from the trials of Department Z, Bob Kerr eagerly awaits the…
Another in the classic series filled with mystery, murder, and British espionage from the Edgar Awardwinning author.
Some parts of the secret service are more secret than others, and Department…
An international criminal spells trouble for the agents of Britain's Department Z, in this suspenseful mystery from an Edgar Awardwinning author.
Marius Krotz is notorious for his ability to cause…
From an Edgar Awardwinning author: Someone is trying to force Britain to declare war-but with what motive?
British armaments are being systematically destroyed, and the list of suspects stretches worldwide…
A serial killer stalks the agents of Department Z in a rip-roaring thriller from the Edgar Awardwinning author who sold eighty million books worldwide.
London, 1941. In the unending darkness…
International blackmailers are scheming to rupture relations between Britain and the United States-but Bill Loftus of Department Z is hot on their trail ...
With America's most powerful industrialists, British…
From an Edgar Awardwinning author: A suspenseful tale of murder and espionage in wartime England.
David Garth has been off in America, giving speeches on behalf of Britain's Ministry of…
The adventure that brought two intrepid cousins into the service of the department of British intelligence known as Z ...
Desperate to escape the suffocating heat of London, cousins Mark…
A thrilling mystery set against the backdrop of the Blitz in WWII England, by an Edgar Awardwinning author.
England, 1941. Terror from the Germans' constant bombing is spreading through the…
The greed of one man leads to the death of others in this action-packed mystery featuring British intelligence's secret detective squad.
When two impossibly rich oil tycoons are found murdered…
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Murder on a fruit farmer's property forces him to hunt for a killer in this classic English crime novel by the author of the Department Z series. With his apple…
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A World War II thriller by a multimillion-selling, Edgar Awardwinning author.
As plans for D-Day loom large, the agents of Department Z-a secret detective unit within British intelligence-are working overtime…
An amateur sleuth investigates a case of books worth killing for in this classic English crime novel by the author of the Department Z series.
English fruit farmer Patrick Dawlish…
The contents of a locker lead an amateur sleuth into danger in this classic British mystery by the author of the Department Z series.
He may be a fruit farmer…
A Scotland Yard detective investigates a South African diamond heist and the murders in its wake in this classic crime novel.
In sweltering Kangarmie, South Africa, Della Forrest's husband promised…
It's a race against time to rescue a kidnapped scientist in this suspenseful tale by an Edgar Award-winning author.
The world is under threat of destruction. As the politicians hedge…
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In this classic spy thriller from an Edgar Award-winning author, a British secret service agency is nearly undone by a counter-espionage attack.
Superspies are out to destroy Department Z. Even…
In this classic spy thriller from an Edgar Award-winning author, a journalist goes undercover for British agency Department Z and discovers a conspiracy.
When the sound of gunfire wakes Nigel…
Colonel The Hon Richard Rollison (aka ‘The Toff’) is fighting for King and Country in the depths of the Second World War. But then a car hits a Commando, and…
Inspector Roger West had hoped for a day off. Then a Chief Superintendent turns up at his home with a search warrant. He is accused of taking a bribe. Elaborately…
John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’) owns Quinns, dealing in antique and precious stones. Used to solving seemingly impossible crimes, this time he is the victim. A man seizes diamonds, strikes…
When the earthquake strikes the Island of Canna, rocks are split open and buried strata are revealed. But what is not foreseen is the release of swarms of deadly poisonous…
The first in the series featuring British intelligence's elite detectives by the Edgar Awardwinning author.
Millions of lives are at stake if a sinister international conspiracy succeeds. It's up to…
An American gangster brings his bloody business to 1930s Britain in this suspenseful thriller from an Edgar Awardwinning author.
Amateur boxer Martin Storm's visit to New York seemed like it…
The detectives of Britain's Department Z look into a murder at an exclusive club.
Sir Basil Riordon is mysterious, frightening, and immensely wealthy. But is he also a killer? As…
Are the murders of two women and the theft of antique jewellery the work of the same criminal? If so, Superintendent Roger West may have the wrong man in custody…
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Guy Bolton
Murder is his business. An exhilarating new talent, Guy Bolton’s unforgettable 1930s Hollywood fixer moves within the dark recesses of the film business to electrifying effect.
Jean And John Creasey
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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Chris Whitaker
Gripping yet hilarious, suspenseful and sad - a brilliant debut for fans of Twin Peaks and The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair.
Felicity McLean
A compulsive, note-perfect debut for fans of Sharp Objects
