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  12 Career for the Baron 1946

  13 The Baron and the Beggar 1947

  14 Blame the Baron 1948

  15 A Rope for the Baron 1948

  16 Books for the Baron 1949

  17 Cry for the Baron 1950

  18 Trap the Baron 1950

  19 Attack the Baron 1951

  20 Shadow the Baron 1951

  21 Warn the Baron 1952

  22 The Baron Goes East 1953

  23 The Baron in France 1953

  24 Danger for the Baron 1953

  25 The Baron Goes Fast 1954

  26 Nest-Egg for the Baron Deaf, Dumb and Blonde 1954

  27 Help from the Baron 1955

  28 Hide the Baron 1956

  29 The Double Frame Frame the Baron 1957

  30 Blood Red Red Eye for the Baron 1958

  31 If Anything Happens to Hester Black for the Baron 1959

  32 Salute for the Baron 1960

  33 The Baron Branches Out A Branch for the Baron 1961

  34 The Baron and the Stolen Legacy Bad for the Baron 1962

  35 A Sword for the Baron The Baron and the Mogul Swords 1963

  36 The Baron on Board 1964

  37 The Baron and the Chinese Puzzle 1964

  38 Sport for the Baron 1966

  39 Affair for the Baron 1967

  40 The Baron and the Missing Old Masters 1968

  41 The Baron and the Unfinished Portrait 1969

  42 Last Laugh for the Baron 1970

  43 The Baron Goes A-Buying 1971

  44 The Baron and the Arrogant Artist 1972

  45 Burgle the Baron 1973

  46 The Baron - King Maker 1975

  47 Love for the Baron 1979

  Doctor Palfrey Novels

  These Titles can be read as a series, or randomly as standalone novels

  Title Also Published as:

  1 Traitor’s Doom 1942

  2 The Legion of the Lost 1943

  3 The Valley of Fear The Perilous Country 1943

  4 Dangerous Quest 1944

  5 Death in the Rising Sun 1945

  6 The Hounds of Vengeance 1945

  7 Shadow of Doom 1946

  8 The House of the Bears 1946

  9 Dark Harvest 1947

  10 The Wings of Peace 1948

  11 The Sons of Satan 1948

  12 The Dawn of Darkness 1949

  13 The League of Light 1949

  14 The Man Who Shook the World 1950

  15 The Prophet of Fire 1951

  16 The Children of Hate The Killers of Innocence; The Children of Despair 1952

  17 The Touch of Death 1954

  18 The Mists of Fear 1955

  19 The Flood 1956

  20 The Plague of Silence 1958

  21 Dry Spell The Drought 1959

  22 The Terror 1962

  23 The Depths 1963

  24 The Sleep 1964

  25 The Inferno 1965

  26 The Famine 1967

  27 The Blight 1968

  28 The Oasis 1970

  29 The Smog 1970

  30 The Unbegotten 1971

  31 The Insulators 1972

  32 The Voiceless Ones 1973

  33 The Thunder-Maker 1976

  34 The Whirlwind 1979

  ‘Department Z’ Novels

  These Titles can be read as a series, or randomly as standalone novels

  Title

  1 The Death Miser 1932

  2 Redhead 1934

  3 First Came a Murder 1934

  4 Death Round the Corner 1935

  5 The Mark of the Crescent 1935

  6 Thunder in Europe 1936

  7 The Terror Trap 1936

  8 Carriers of Death 1937

  9 Days of Danger 1937

  10 Death Stands By 1938

  11 Menace! 1938

  12 Murder Must Wait 1939

  13 Panic! 1939

  14 Death by Night 1940

  15 The Island of Peril 1940

  16 Sabotage 1941

  17 Go Away Death 1941

  18 The Day of Disaster 1942

  19 Prepare for Action 1942

  20 No Darker Crime 1943

  21 Dark Peril 1944

  22 The Peril Ahead 1946

  23 The League of Dark Men 1947

  24 The Department of Death 1949

  25 The Enemy Within 1950

  26 Dead or Alive 1951

  27 A Kind of Prisoner 1954

  28 The Black Spiders 1957

  Select Synopses

  Gideon’s Day

  Gideon’s day is a busy one. He balances family commitments with solving a series of seemingly unrelated crimes from which a plot nonetheless evolves and a mystery is solved. One of the most senior officers within Scotland Yard, George Gideon’s crime solving abilities are in the finest traditions of London’s world famous police headquarters. His analytical brain and sense of fairness is respected by colleagues and villains alike.

  Gideon’s Night

  On this particular night Commander George Gideon has to deal with a couple of psychopaths who trail pain and blood in their wake. One targets infants, and the other young women on London’s foggy streets. There’s also an explosive gang war in the offing, and one way or another all of these cases are coming to their breathtaking conclusions at the same time. Can Scotland Yard’s finest cope with such a nightmarish scenario, with what would ordinarily be months of time consuming police work crammed into just one night?

  Gideon’s Fire

  Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard has to deal successively with news of a mass murderer, a depraved maniac, and the deaths of a family in an arson attack on an old building south of the river. This leaves little time for the crisis developing at home . . .

  Meet the Baron

  John Mannering (The Baron) makes his first appearance in this volume. Lord Fauntley cannot help showing off both his daughter and the security under which his precious jewels are kept. Mannering finds himself attracted to both .... Money is tight and so he plans a burglary, but this fails and unexpected consequnces result. The relationship with Lorna Fauntley flourishes, and a series of high profile thefts and adventures ensure Mannering’s future, so he believes, until Lorna equates him with The Baron. One of the many further twists in this award winning novel occurs when the police appear to seek Mannering’s help, only to have everything turned upside down as the plot develops . . .

  Shadow The Baron

  John Mannering (‘The Baron’) is called in by Scorland Yard’s Superintendent Bristow to help catch the mysterious jewel thief ‘The Shadow’. No one know the thief’s identity, but he has managed to pull off many high profile robberies. However, as Mannering proceeds to track down the target, he finds the pursuer becomes the pursued . . . ..

  The House of the Bears

  Standing alone in the bleak Yorkshire Moors is Sir Rufus Marne’s ‘House of the Bears’. Dr. Palfrey is asked to journey there to examine an invalid - whom he finds has disappeared. Moreover, Marne’s daughter lies terribly injured after a fall from the minstrel’s gallery, which Dr. Palfrey discovers was no accident. He sets out to look into both matters, but the discoveries he makes are truly fantastic. A deserted mine, powerful explosive and a submarine all feature in this powerful mystery. The results are even capable of surprising him ...

  Inspector West Takes Charge

  Extortion is the name of the game, as one victim after another is ruthlessly targeted. Chief Inspector Roger West must now solve the problem, along with a tangle of murders - but the case becomes more frightening as every minute passes.

  The Case Against Paul Raeburn

  Chief Inspector Roger West has been watching and waiting for over two years - he is determined to catch Paul Raeburn out. The millionaire racketeer may have made a mistake, following the killing of a small time crook. Can the ace detective triumph over the evil Raeburn in what are very difficult circumstances? This cannot be assumed as not eveything, it would seem, is as simple as it first appears .....
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  Introducing The Toff

  The Toff is the Hon. Richard Rollison; the ultimate sleuth who revels in solving crimes. Whilst returning home across the Essex countryside from a day’s cricket at his father’s Norfolk home, he happens upon an accident that sets him on a new trail. This involves murder, suspense and thrilling action as The Toff applies his mind with its usual precision and thoroughness.

  The Toff in New York

  ‘Say, Miss Hall, I hope that brother of yours hasn’t run into any trouble.’ But Will Hall had been kidnapped and the Honourable Richard Rollison, known by many by the apt if absurd soubriquet of the ‘Toff’ is soon on the scene, but not before a murdered man had fallen into Valerie Hallís arms. There’s lots of action in ‘millionaire surroundings’, with a rich private eye and the NYPD all on the case, whilst the Toff tracks Dutch Himmy, surely the worst man in New York . . . ..

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