No Relaxation At Scotland Yard: (Writing as JJ Marric)

John Creasey

Nov 2012 · House of Stratus

About this ebook

Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard attended the Fiftieth Criminal Investigation Ball, along with his wife, Kate, and daughter, Penny. It was a formal and elegant occasion and a good time was had by all – but Gideon was aware of many undercurrents present in the room. Meanwhile, there were crimes to be dealt with. Instantly, there was a murder, for which a bicycle with a loose-fitting mudguard likely held a clue. Moreover, a collapsed building had trapped many, and a man serving a sentence in Dartmoor prison, for a crime he had not committed, was about to have an unauthorised visitor. Gideon was also concerned for his officers too, which just added to what sometimes seemed like an overwhelming burden.

About the author

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 ten 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. He also found time to found the Crime Writers Association and become heavily involved in British politics - standing for Parliament and founding a movement based on finding the best professionals in each sphere to run things. 'He leads a field in which Agatha Christie is also a runner.' - Sunday Times.