When the Royal Hotel falls victim to theft, and every one of its rooms
is ransacked, John Mannering - alias The Baron - is one of the first
guests that Superintendent Bristow wishes to see. Nearly 15,000 pounds
worth of jewellery has vanished. And when Mannering receives a call from
a man with diamonds to sell and a confession to make, the scene is set
for another thrilling John Creasey mystery....
Master crime-fiction writer John Creasey's near-600 titles have sold
more than 80 million copies in over 25 languages under both his own name
and multiple other pseudonyms. His style varied with each identity and
led to him being regarded as a literary phenomenon. Amongst the many
series written were Gideon of Scotland Yard, The Toff, The Baron, Dr.
Palfrey, and Inspector West, as J. J. Marric, Michael Halliday, Patrick
Dawlish, and others.
During his lifetime Creasey enjoyed an ever-increasing reputation both
in the UK and overseas, especially the USA. This was further enhanced by
constant revision of his works in order to assure the best possible be
presented to his audience and also by many awards, not least of which
was being honoured twice by the Mystery Writers of America, latterly as
Grand Master.
