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John Creasey (September 17, 1908 – June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England. He was the seventh of nine children in a working class home. He became an English author of crime thrillers, published in excess of 600 books under 20+ different pseudonyms. He invented many famous characters who would appear in a whole series of novels. Probably the most famous of these is Gideon of Scotland Yard, the basis for the television program Gideon's Way but others include Department Z, Dr. Palfrey, The Toff, Inspector Roger West, and The Baron. In 1962, Creasey won an Edgar Award for Best Novel, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Gideon's Fire, written under the pen name J. J. Marric. And in 1969 he was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.

After publishing a book in 1930 and a crime thriller in 1932 he was able to turn to full time writing by 1935. He had one son from his first marriage. He later married Jean and had 2 more sons. He also married a further 2 times.

In 1967, he founded the All Party Alliance.

During 2007, the family company, John Creasey Limited, sold the copyrights and all other legal rights in all John Creasey's works to a subdidiary of Owatonna Media Limited, based in London.

(The below list is just the titles that were published by John Long a UK publisher in the name John Creasey - NOT a full list).

• Seven Times Seven
• Dangerous Journey
• A am the Withered Man ^[1]
• The Perilous Country (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Traitor's Doom (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Dangerous Quest (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Legion of the Lost (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The House of the Bears (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Hounds of Vengence (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Dark Harvest (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Wings of Peace (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The League of Light (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Children of Despair (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Shadow of Doom (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Death in the Rising Sun (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Sons of Satan (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Man who Shook the World(Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Death Stands By (Department Z Adventure)
• Prepare for Action (Department Z Adventure)
• The Death Miser (Department Z Adventure)
• The League of Dark Men (Department Z Adventure)
• First Came a Murder (Department Z Adventure)
• Dark Peril (Department Z Adventure)
• Murder Must Wait (Department Z Adventure)
• The Peril Ahead (Department Z Adventure)
• Go away Death (Department Z Adventure)
• The Day of Disaster (Department Z Adventure)
• Carriers of Death (Department Z Adventure)
• Days of Danger (Department Z Adventure)
• Island of Peril (Department Z Adventure)
• The Mark of the Crescent(Department Z Adventure)
• The Terror Trap (Department Z Adventure)
• Thunder In Europe (Department Z Adventure)
• Dead or Alive (Department Z Adventure)
• No Darker Crime (Department Z Adventure)
• Panic! (Department Z Adventure)
• Death by Night(Department Z Adventure)
• Death Round the Corner (Department Z Adventure)
• Redhead (Department Z Adventure)
• Menace (Department Z Adventure)
• Sabotage (Department Z Adventure)

• Creasey brand owner, Owatonna Media
• BBC article
• John Creasey fan website

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