'Tell M. danger from Paul K' read the cryptic warning from a dying man.
The 'M' in question was John Mannering - alias the Baron - and the
warning was not wrong. Faced with two murders and the threat of his own
impending death, the Baron steps outside the law to hunt down the
ruthless, unknown, killer who has claimed their third victim - Paul K.
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 phenomena. Amongst the many
series written were 'Gideon of Scotland Yard', 'The Toff', 'The Baron',
'Dr. Palfrey' and 'Inspector West', as JJ 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 readers and also by many awards, not least of which was
being honoured twice by the Mystery Writers of America, latterly as
Grand Master.
