A boxed set of three classic Department Z detective novels by the writer who sold 80 million novels worldwide, John Creasey.
''Phenomenal.'' - Life Magazine
First Came a Murder Sir Basil Riordan is mysterious, frightening, and an immensely wealthy man. But is he also a killer?
As head of England’s elite secret service agency, Department Z, Gordon Craigie has to find out. And it’s not going to be an easy investigation - too many important people are involved. With a member of an exclusive London Club poisoned, Craigie is forced to question whether Riordan or his son, Marcus, could really be involved?
Craigie assigns his best agent, Devenish, to find the truth. But what Devenish discovers is no clear-cut case of homicide. It is a mad masquerade of murder, larceny, and deceit of the highest order.
Before long, it looks like he and Craigie are in over their heads…
Death Round the Corner In preparation for the World Economic Conference, Leopold Gorman, a widely feared and respected financier, chooses five immensely rich and powerful businessmen from all over the world to bring his plan to fruition. He selects these men to use their combined wealth to wreak havoc in the financial world.
Leopold Gorman, however, is a dangerous man. With Gordon Craigie, Chief of British Intelligence service Department Z, standing in his way, he tries to bring them down as well.
As Craigie attempts to undermine Gorman’s plot, Gorman turns his attention to the the agents of the Department, deciding which one he will make disappear next. Can Craigie and his men outwit this master criminal before it’s too late?
The Mark of the Crescent The Mark of the Crescent signs the order for murder.
After the sudden murder of a man at a cricket game, a mysterious omnipresent organisation known only as the Mark of the Crescent catches the attention of Department Z. The strange attacks are increasing in frequency and the mark is everywhere. Starting at the country estate of Greylands, chief Gordon Craigie and his team of agents are hot on the trail of the organisation’s leader.
But where does the trail lead? And can the Department find out before it’s too late?
Reviews‘Mr. Creasey realises that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.’
Church Times