John Creasey, writing as J.J Marric, brings hardened and loveable
policeman George Gideon back on to the scene. Commander Gideon of
London's Criminal Investigation Department, had thought he had seen it
all in his time. That was until nine suburban housewives were found
brutally murdered in their homes, all nine had been raped. The chief
suspect- a family man named Cedric Fadiman. As Gideon jets off to New
York with dutiful wife Kate to solve the mystery of some dodgy imports,
he soon discovers that crime will go with him, and more murders need to
be solved.
'The King of Crime' wrote an astonishing number of crime and mystery
books, selling more than 80 million copies worldwide in 28 languages
over five decades. His most famous characters include The Baron,
Inspector West, and Gideon. The Creasey Dagger is the UK's top award for
first time crime novelists with winners including Patricia Cornwell and
Minette Walters. Creasey is an inspiration to the aspiring but as yet
unpublished author. He had 743 rejection slips before his first book was
accepted. He never stopped believing in himself and he never gave up. He
wasn't afraid to take risks either--writing under 10 different names and
changing styles with each character.
