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.

When David Garth returned from America, where his speeches on behalf of the Ministry of Propaganda had caused no small amount of concern, he was surprised to receive an unsigned invitation to an address in Wimbledon. He was even more surprised when he was approached by two agents of Department Z. Agents Mark and Mike Errol request the assistance of Mr Garth on a mission that has already taken the life of one of their friends. Desperate for vengeance, the Errols are out to catch the cold-blooded killer, ‘Frankenstein’. After finding his flat burgled with a body lying on the floor, Garth is determined to help the agents clear his own name. But this manhunt unearths a plot with international to halt America’s assistance in the second World War.

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

Espionage classic in the Department Z Series

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.