As the first ray of hope for an end to the devastation of the war glimmers faintly in the distance, Dr. Palfrey and his colleagues, Stefan Andromovitch, Drusilla Blair, and other members of the international secret service - set forth on a mission as dangerous as any they have yet encountered.

Palfrey and Stefan are sent to German-occupied Yugoslavia to establish contact with the Chetnik guerrillas and their leader, General Mihail. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the delivery and supply of weapons and aid to the Chetnik guerrillas and to re-affirm the Allied commitment to and support for the Chetnik guerrillas. During the mission, however, Palfrey and Stefan discover that the Germans have been receiving information of Chetnik guerrilla plans and movements. The objective of Palfrey’s mission to the Chetniks becomes to find the source of the “leakage” and to expose the traitor or traitors who are divulging the information.

Book by Creasey, John

Z5 is given the task of finding and capturing a Nazi fugitive. It’s chief agent, Dr. Palfrey, manages to learn more than anyone expected when he discovers that far from being alone, the man is only one of a growing and powerful band who, resenting their country’s defeat, are now bent on revenge upon those that brought it about. He must defeat them and their objective.

The Nazis have stored radium somewhere in Europe. Dr. Palfrey must find it, but there is a big business syndicate also involved who aim to bring Europe to an economic standstill and ultimate starvation. They conceal themselves with curious black masks, but other clues as to their identities emerge and their plans are well advanced. Will Palfrey be in time?

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 - who 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 ...

The wings of peace (A Doctor Palfrey thriller)

The tales of a Land of No Return sounded exotic but didn't pose any threat until six politicians from the West and two from the East each separately disappeared into this Land. Then five of the agents Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey sent in never returned and one who did was so mad that he had to be killed.

Book by Creasey, John

Book by Creasey, John

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Book by Creasey, John

A mad Noah floods the world....wait, does that make sense? ? A Dr. Palfrey Suspense-Adventure novel.

Dr. Palfrey becomes involved in a threatened world domination by an organisation that uses the forces of nature to obtain its will. The first signs are a woman found on the bathroom floor choking and convulsing. The Doctor attending her and his partner then die. A cloud of mosquito-like insects swarm and sting, paralysing their victims. How quickly is this spreading and can Dr. Palfrey act in time? The Author: Born in Surrey, England, into a poor family as seventh of nine children John Creasey was educated at a primary school in Fulham, London followed by The Sloane School. He did not follow his father as a coach maker, but pursued various low-level careers working as a clerk, or in factories, and sales. His ambition was to become a full time writer, however, and by 1935 he achieved this shortly after the publication of the first Department ‘Z’ novel, which in turn was three years after the appearance of his first crime novel ‘Seven Times Seven’. From the outset, he was an astonishingly prolific and fast writer, and it was not unusual for him to have a score, or more, novels published in any one year. Because of this, he ended up using twenty eight pseudonyms, both male and female, once explaining that booksellers otherwise complained about him totally dominating the ‘C’ section in bookstores. They included: Gordon Ashe, M E Cooke, Norman Deane, Robert Caine Frazer, Patrick Gill, Michael Halliday, Charles Hogarth, Brian Hope, Colin Hughes, Kyle Hunt, Abel Mann, Peter Manton, JJ Marric, Richard Martin, Rodney Mattheson, Anthony Morton and Jeremy York. As well as crime, he wrote westerns, fantasy, historical fiction and standalone novels in many other genres. It is for crime, though, that he is best known, particularly the various detective ‘series’, including Gideon of Scotland Yard, The Baron, The Toff, and Inspector Roger West, although his other characters and series should not be dismissed as secondary, as the likes of Department ‘Z’ and Dr. Palfrey have considerable followings amongst readers, as do many of the ‘one off’ titles, such as the historical novel ‘Masters of Bow Street’ which is about the founding of the modern police force. Indeed, with over five hundred books to his credit and worldwide sales approaching one hundred million, with translations into over twenty-five languages, Creasey grew up to be a true master storyteller and international sensation. He travelled widely, promoting his books in places as far apart as Russia and Australia, and virtually commuted between the UK and USA, visiting in all some forty seven states. As if this were not enough, in addition to travelling the world promoting his books he also stood for Parliament several times as a Liberal in the 1940’s and 50’s, and later as an Independent throughout the 1960’s. In 1966, he founded the ‘All Party Alliance’, which promoted the idea of government by a coalition of the best minds from across the political spectrum, as was also involved at various times with the National Savings movement; United Europe; various road safety campaigns, and famine relief. In 1953, John Creasey founded the British Crime Writers’ Association, which to this day celebrates outstanding crime writing. He won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his novel Gideon’s Fire and in 1969 the ultimate Grand Master Award was bestowed upon him. There have been many TV and big screen adaptations of his work, including major series centred upon Gideon, The Baron, Roger West and others.

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Professor Corvell has stunned the scientific and political worlds with proposals relevant to man's exploration of space. Dr. Palfrey and Z5 must protect him. But Corvall is also an expert on the control of water. He is then swept off of a ship by a huge spout of water that follows the appearance of a small submarine. It is well known that underground nuclear explosions can cause tidal waves if set off in the right place, but what is the cause of this latest string of events? Dr. Palfrey and Z5 have to investigate. Is someone controlling the oceans at least to a limited extent? And how?

Fires have broken out. At first they appear to be natural disasters, but they are spreading globally and into cities. Now, an ultimatum from Faustus has been issued. Governments everywhere are prepared to meet the problem by betraying Z5 and everything it stands for. Dr. Palfrey is completely discredited, but is not prepared to take the situation lying down and is determined to get to Faustus and unlock the secret behind the fires.

A sudden and mysterious disease which threatens the world's timber supplies ... a powerful international organisation which aims at world domination ..a plan to create a master-race by selective breeding and by the elimination of the unfit ... these are the hazards which Dr Palfry and his second-in-command Stefan Andromovitch encounter at the remote forestry project in California. To prevent the worldwide destruction of trees and to topple the fanatic organistion involves Dr Palfrey in one of his most dangeropus and exciting adventures yet.

The drug called Dio was truly a thing of wonder - it could make the old young and the weak strong. However, it also had the power to put users at the mercy of its creator - a mad man intent on using the dreams of the less mighty to make himself strong. Dr Palfrey and Z5 embark on yet another thrilling case in this poignant allegory about our dangerous obsession with youth and strength.

In an English Village and an American City life goes on as normal. It is summer and the sun shines down on people going about their business and enjoying themselves. Then a choking, yellowish smog begins to creep along the ground. A car crashes, with the driver incapacitated by the eye-stinging, killing miasma. Dr. Palfrey and Z5 deploy and hunt the mysterious Professor Storr across the world in order to head off the threat. One mystery follows another and a fantastic, yet disturbing light is shined on a problem that is all too real …