Millions of copies sold worldwide. The author of the Department Z novels is back. Millions of lives are at stake if a sinister international conspiracy succeeds. It's down to England’s elite detective agency, Department Z, to make sure that doesn’t happen. They’ve got to keep things quiet, too. Discretion is something that the Honourable James Quinion knows only too well – it’s all part and parcel of being a member of the Secret Service. Department Z is described as ‘a home for bachelors with a suicidal turn of mind…’ Its agents ready themselves for this high-profile, high-danger job. Quinion will find himself right in the firing line and in personal danger – how will he keep the conspiracy under control and under wraps?

Martin Storm’s visit to New York seemed like it was a success. But that was until his car was machine gunned and the police had to smuggle him out of the country… But Martin finds no safety at home, either, and the search begins to find the man who is hunting him down. He soon discovers that he has become involved with an American underworld boss who is planning to expand his business to Britain. Will he be able to escape the gangster’s clutches, or will he become a victim in his complex game? Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1911295357

Sir Basil Riordan, mysterious, frightening, an immensely wealthy man. Was he also a killer? As head of England's elite secret service, "Z" Department, Gordon Craigie had to find out. It wasn't an easy investigation. Too many important people were involved. A member of an exclusive London Club was poisoned. Could Riordan or his son, Marcus, be involved? It looked that way. So Craigie assigned his best agent, Devenish, to the case. What Devenish, found was no clear-cut case of homicide. Instead it was a mad masquerade of murder, larceny, and deceit of the highest order and send Craig himself was in over his head.

Leopold Gorman studied the World Economic Conference with interest – and then picked five rich and powerful men to bring his plan to fruition. If any one of them had shown reluctance to fall in with his scheme, he would be dead within an hour…. By the end of 1935, Gorman anticipated complete success. The only man who was causing him any anxiety was Gordon Craigie, Chief of British Intelligence, but the way to reduce the risk, Gorman told himself, was to kill Craigie’s agents, the men of Department Z. It was about this time, too, that Craigie himself decided that Gorman needed watching. And Gorman resolved that Tony Beresford, assigned by Craigie to follow him, should be next to “disappear”.

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The greed of one man has meant the death of others… When two impossibly rich oil tycoons are found murdered in their own homes, a matter of life and death becomes one of national security. Jim Burke of Department Z is called in to stop the ambitious murderer from killing again—but it isn’t long before Burke’s investigation is derailed by an attempt on his own life. Will he be able to save Britain from this latest threat and escape unharmed? Burke knows that he’s up against something big, but is it too big for this new Secret Service man to handle? The Terror Trap is the seventh book in the Department Z series, and was originally published in 1936. ‘ Phenomenal .’ — Life Magazine ‘Mr. Creasey’s excitements follow fast upon each other.’ — Daily Telegraph ‘Action and pace have always been features of Mr. Creasey’s writing.’ — Scotsman ‘ Racy, amusing, and up to date . Told with speed and ingenuity.’ — Morning Post ‘Mr. Creasey is a high-spirited and rambunctious narrator.’ — John o’ London’s Weekly ‘Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.’ — Church Times ‘ Will be remembered when most mystery stories are forgotten.’ — Public Opinion

From an Edgar Award–winning 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. Working alongside the British government, secret service agency Department Z is struggling to find the motive for this alarming sabotage when they discover a similar series of disasters are occurring, inexplicably, in America. Tensions between the two countries increase to a dangerous pitch. In a desperate race against time, will Department Z manage to avert impending catastrophe and save Britain’s relationship with America? Secret service agent Gordon Craigie faces a powerful madman with a devastating scheme for global murder, in this gripping novel that blends international intrigue and criminal detection.

Bob Kerr had every reason in the world not to want a visitor that afternoon. Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon away from the trials of Department Z, Bob Kerr eagerly awaits the arrival of fellow agent Lois Dacre. He is temporarily amused by the sight of a passer-by oddly dressed in an enormous fur coat on an exceptionally warm day. Disrupted from his reverie by a call from Agent Craigie, Kerr is alerted to new developments in the principality of Vallena. Kerr cuts the call short to answer a knock at his door. Suspiciously, the visitor is the man in the fur coat. Come from Vallena. The information the man relays to Kerr is life-threatening. The visitor has a hit out on his own life and Kerr is next on the list. As the number of assassinations in Vallena mount, British officials are put in the line of fire. Agent Kerr and Department Z must work swiftly and tirelessly in order to topple the criminal organisation before another life is lost.

Department Z must face a mysterious international organisation that has suddenly gained power and infiltrated the governments of several key global powers. It is believed to be responsible for past catastrophic global events and is planting the seeds of anarchy once again. Loftus, with Gordon Craigie and his department, are determined to stop this sinister organisation, but Department Z is pushed to its limit attempting to block its destructive path. Gordon must learn to work in alignment with other international organisations so that, together, they might unearth the mystery of The Ring… but will their cooperation be enough? Can Department Z discover the truth behind The Ring before it’s too late?

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Return to Department Z in this classic thriller from John Creasey. On a top secret island, the Germans are crafting a terrifying A paralysing gas with the ability to disable an entire infantry troop, a crew of a ship, or the pilots of an aircraft. With the looming threat of this noxious gas, it’s up to Department Z to find this mysterious island where the gas is being manufactured and steal the formula to prevent the Germans from using it as their ultimate weapon. The Island of Peril is the 15th book in the Department Z series, and was originally published in 1940. ‘ Phenomenal .’ — Life Magazine ‘Mr. Creasey’s excitements follow fast upon each other.’ — Daily Telegraph ‘Action and pace have always been features of Mr. Creasey’s writing.’ — Scotsman ‘ Racy, amusing, and up to date . Told with speed and ingenuity.’ — Morning Post ‘Mr. Creasey is a high-spirited and rambunctious narrator.’ — John o’ London’s Weekly ‘Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.’ — Church Times ‘ Will be remembered when most mystery stories are forgotten.’ — Public Opinion

The British stand alone against the Germans and the terror of their round-the-clock bombing. As homes and cities are reduced to rubble, morale teeters on a delicate seesaw. Then an insidious enemy strikes where least expected - from within. Vital food supplies are destroyed and the country is flooded with leaflets predicting imminent starvation. Racing against time, Britain's ultra-secret Department Z soon realizes it is in mortal combat with ruthless men, so power hungry that treason and murder have become their way of life.

International blackmailers are scheming to rupture relations between Britain and the US. But Bill Loftus, the sturdy second of Department Z, is hot on their trail. With America’s most powerful industrialists, British peers of the realm, and agents of unknown power all entangled in this conspiracy, international safety is at risk. But unravelling this global plot quickly becomes personal for Loftus when the blackmailers murder someone dear to him. As things heat up and the stakes rise, Loftus must use all his professional cool to carry on with the investigation. Grief-stricken, will Loftus be able to stop the criminals before the NATO alliance collapses?

The Allies' plans for D-Day are systematically being transmitted to the Germans, and Gordon Craigie is told to plug the leaks. When the trail leads to the powerful Sir Edmund Quayle, Craigie knows that he is not up against any ordinary spies - and that he must devise an ingenious method for infiltrating the enemy's tightly-knit organisation.

Suddenly and mysteriously, four key government officials have been struck blind; the victims of ruthless terrorists. And now, a threat has been made on the Prime Minister himself. It is the toughest case Department Z has ever handled, and Gordon Craigie has to solve it fast before the terrorists use their secret weapon to gain world power. Can Craigie’s team solve this terrifying case and find a cure for the blindness? Or will England’s innocent be left in the dark?

The Edgar Award–winning author who sold eighty million books worldwide sends Department Z undercover in a spy thriller full of suspense and seduction. Marlene von Barlack knew everything there was to know about politicians. She knew who they spoke to, where they went, and most of all she knew how to get them into bed. But now Marlene must use her powers of persuasion to do some investigating of international proportions. Who among her prestigious paramours is plotting political destruction and seeking to destroy world peace? As a frenzied manhunt begins across the continent, Marlene must race against the clock to work out which lover’s embrace was really a madman’s kiss of death . . . “Mr. Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.” —Church Times “Little appears in the newspapers about the Secret Service, but that little makes anything on the subject probable fiction. Mr. Creasey proves himself worthy of the chance.” —The Times Literary Supplement

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After the Second World War, the planet faces a new threat of Atomic warfare. Professor Julian Conway discovers a way to make nations and people invulnerable to atomic attack. But the professor is kidnapped by power-hungry men who want to use his discovery to serve their own interests… Gordon Craigie assigns agent Peter Ross to get the professor out of the hands of his captors, dead or alive. Ross has always been a single-minded, committed agent, but on this case, his own love affairs might get in the way. Because Ross is in love with Conway’s daughter—and with another woman, who may just be the key to the whole mystery… Dead or Alive is the 26th book in the Department Z series, and was originally published in 1951. ‘ Phenomenal .’ — Life Magazine ‘Mr. Creasey’s excitements follow fast upon each other.’ — Daily Telegraph ‘Action and pace have always been features of Mr. Creasey’s writing.’ — Scotsman ‘ Racy, amusing, and up to date . Told with speed and ingenuity.’ — Morning Post ‘Mr. Creasey is a high-spirited and rambunctious narrator.’ — John o’ London’s Weekly ‘Creasey realizes that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.’ — Church Times ‘ Will be remembered when most mystery stories are forgotten.’ — Public Opinion

PB. Arrow Books, London 1972. A Department Z Adventure. When the earthquake struck the island of Canna, one of the mountains had been split open, the solid rock ruptured, buried strata opened up. And more than just rock had been revealed.Spiders. Swarms of deadly poisonous spiders had been let loose. Spiders whose bite was deadly and terrifylingly quick to take effect.