Department Z
5 primary works • 25 total works
Book 2
Millions of copies sold worldwide. The author of the Department Z novels is back.
Martin Storm’s visit to New York seemed like it was a success. But that was until his car was machine gunned and the police had to smuggle him out of the country…
But Martin finds no safety at home, either, and the search begins to find the man who is hunting him down.
He soon discovers that he has become involved with an American underworld boss who is planning to expand his business to Britain. Will he be able to escape the gangster’s clutches, or will he become a victim in his complex game?
Martin Storm’s visit to New York seemed like it was a success. But that was until his car was machine gunned and the police had to smuggle him out of the country…
But Martin finds no safety at home, either, and the search begins to find the man who is hunting him down.
He soon discovers that he has become involved with an American underworld boss who is planning to expand his business to Britain. Will he be able to escape the gangster’s clutches, or will he become a victim in his complex game?
Book 3
Book 5
Book 8
British armaments are being sabotaged, and the list of suspected culprits is worldwide. Department Z, and the British Government, find it difficult even to find a motive. But gradually the evidence points towards America, and the agents become increasingly baffled as tension between the two countries increases to a dangerous pitch.
Secret Service agent, Gordon Craigie, faces a powerful madman with a devastating scheme for global murder in this gripping Department Z detective novel.
Secret Service agent, Gordon Craigie, faces a powerful madman with a devastating scheme for global murder in this gripping Department Z detective novel.
Book 28
Nigel Murray is jolted awake in the middle of the night by a disturbance on the grounds of his rural cottage in Devonshire. Two men with guns are approaching the well in his garden, and he can just make out a pair of hands, desperately clutching the well's edge.
The men scatter, never to be seen again, but in their place is a woman, badly hurt but still breathing, who claims to be the kidnapped niece of a political heavyweight from the sleepy island of Canna.
That same night, a murder is committed on Canna for the first time in decades.
What is happening on once-peaceful Canna? Is this woman who she claims to be? And why has she been left in Nigel Murray's garden?
Murray soon finds himself pulled into a tale of danger, conspiracy and treason and makes a call he'd hoped to avoid... this is a case only Department Z can solve.
The men scatter, never to be seen again, but in their place is a woman, badly hurt but still breathing, who claims to be the kidnapped niece of a political heavyweight from the sleepy island of Canna.
That same night, a murder is committed on Canna for the first time in decades.
What is happening on once-peaceful Canna? Is this woman who she claims to be? And why has she been left in Nigel Murray's garden?
Murray soon finds himself pulled into a tale of danger, conspiracy and treason and makes a call he'd hoped to avoid... this is a case only Department Z can solve.
Millions of copies sold worldwide. The author of the Department Z novels is back.
Marius Krotz is notorious for his ability to cause a stir. A former revolutionary turned right-hand-man to the King of a small European country, he is feared as much for his unscrupulous manner as for his dangerous past. He’s planning something big and intelligence agencies across Europe have him in their sights.
Department Z is on the case, led by the infamous Arran twins and new recruit Jim Burke, and this time they’re pushed to their limits. Department Z must be prepared for unknown dangers beyond anything they have known and it’s a race to take down Krotz before he can cause irreversible international damage.
Thunder has been rolling in Europe. But can Department Z avoid the lightning?
Marius Krotz is notorious for his ability to cause a stir. A former revolutionary turned right-hand-man to the King of a small European country, he is feared as much for his unscrupulous manner as for his dangerous past. He’s planning something big and intelligence agencies across Europe have him in their sights.
Department Z is on the case, led by the infamous Arran twins and new recruit Jim Burke, and this time they’re pushed to their limits. Department Z must be prepared for unknown dangers beyond anything they have known and it’s a race to take down Krotz before he can cause irreversible international damage.
Thunder has been rolling in Europe. But can Department Z avoid the lightning?
Millions of copies sold worldwide. The author of the Department Z novels is back.
The greed of one man has meant the death of others...
When two impossibly rich oil tycoons are found murdered in their own homes a matter of life and death becomes one of national security.
Jim Burke of Department Z is called in to stop this ambitious murderer from killing again, but it isn’t long before Burke’s investigation is derailed by an attempt on his own life.
Will he be able to save Britain from this latest threat and escape unharmed? Burke knows that he’s up against something big but is it too big for this new Secret Service man to handle?
The greed of one man has meant the death of others...
When two impossibly rich oil tycoons are found murdered in their own homes a matter of life and death becomes one of national security.
Jim Burke of Department Z is called in to stop this ambitious murderer from killing again, but it isn’t long before Burke’s investigation is derailed by an attempt on his own life.
Will he be able to save Britain from this latest threat and escape unharmed? Burke knows that he’s up against something big but is it too big for this new Secret Service man to handle?
When David Garth returned from America, where his speeches on behalf of the Ministry of Propaganda had caused no small amount of concern, he was surprised to receive an unsigned invitation to an address in Wimbledon. He was even more surprised when he was approached by two agents of Department Z.
Agents Mark and Mike Errol request the assistance of Mr Garth on a mission that has already taken the life of one of their friends. Desperate for vengeance, the Errols are out to catch the cold-blooded killer, ‘Frankenstein’.
After finding his flat burgled with a body lying on the floor, Garth is determined to help the agents clear his own name. But this manhunt unearths a plot with international ramifications: to halt America’s assistance in the second World War.
Reviews for John Creasey
'Creasey is creating his own kind of Comedie Humane-Policière – and a splendid achievement it is.' – Anthony Boucher, The New York Times
'Phenomenal' -Life Magazine
Agents Mark and Mike Errol request the assistance of Mr Garth on a mission that has already taken the life of one of their friends. Desperate for vengeance, the Errols are out to catch the cold-blooded killer, ‘Frankenstein’.
After finding his flat burgled with a body lying on the floor, Garth is determined to help the agents clear his own name. But this manhunt unearths a plot with international ramifications: to halt America’s assistance in the second World War.
Reviews for John Creasey
'Creasey is creating his own kind of Comedie Humane-Policière – and a splendid achievement it is.' – Anthony Boucher, The New York Times
'Phenomenal' -Life Magazine
Millions of copies sold worldwide. The author of the Department Z novels is back.
Millions of lives are at stake if a sinister international conspiracy succeeds. It's down to England’s elite detective agency, Department Z, to make sure that doesn’t happen.
They’ve got to keep things quiet, too. Discretion is something that the Honourable James Quinion knows only too well – it’s all part and parcel of being a member of the Secret Service.
Department Z is described as ‘a home for bachelors with a suicidal turn of mind…’ Its agents ready themselves for this high-profile, high-danger job. Quinion will find himself right in the firing line and in personal danger – how will he keep the conspiracy under control and under wraps?
Millions of lives are at stake if a sinister international conspiracy succeeds. It's down to England’s elite detective agency, Department Z, to make sure that doesn’t happen.
They’ve got to keep things quiet, too. Discretion is something that the Honourable James Quinion knows only too well – it’s all part and parcel of being a member of the Secret Service.
Department Z is described as ‘a home for bachelors with a suicidal turn of mind…’ Its agents ready themselves for this high-profile, high-danger job. Quinion will find himself right in the firing line and in personal danger – how will he keep the conspiracy under control and under wraps?
‘Mr. Creasey realises that it is the principal business of thrillers to thrill.’ Church Times
On a top secret island, the Germans are perfecting a paralysing gas. This gas would be able to disable an entire infantry troop, a crew of a ship, or the pilots of aircraft.
With the looming threat of this noxious gas, it’s up to Department Z to find this mysterious island, where the gas is being manufactured, and steal the formula to prevent the Germans from using it as their ultimate weapon.
On a top secret island, the Germans are perfecting a paralysing gas. This gas would be able to disable an entire infantry troop, a crew of a ship, or the pilots of aircraft.
With the looming threat of this noxious gas, it’s up to Department Z to find this mysterious island, where the gas is being manufactured, and steal the formula to prevent the Germans from using it as their ultimate weapon.
A foreign ambassador is found murdered in a deserted country mansion. Department Z have to race against time to stop these ruthless killers from achieving their goal – War.
Three men – one fat, one tall, one thin – meet on the outskirts of London to hatch a plan to steal the wealth of a nation.
They have no regard for the chaos and horror that will be unleashed in the process. Their plan is put into action, and the death toll rises and rises.
It is up to Department Z’s Gordon Craigie to put a stop to these powerful and ruthless men. His only clue is a mysterious diamond-shaped card. It is on this small lead that the fate of Department Z hinges. But, with the life of his top agent Toby Arran on the line, is this one clue enough?
They have no regard for the chaos and horror that will be unleashed in the process. Their plan is put into action, and the death toll rises and rises.
It is up to Department Z’s Gordon Craigie to put a stop to these powerful and ruthless men. His only clue is a mysterious diamond-shaped card. It is on this small lead that the fate of Department Z hinges. But, with the life of his top agent Toby Arran on the line, is this one clue enough?
International blackmailers are scheming to rupture relations between Britain and the US. But Bill Loftus, the sturdy second of Department Z, is hot on their trail.
With America’s most powerful industrialists, British peers of the realm, and agents of unknown power all entangled in this conspiracy, international safety is at risk. But unravelling this global plot quickly becomes personal for Loftus when the blackmailers murder someone dear to him.
As things heat up and the stakes rise, Loftus must use all his professional cool to carry on with the investigation. Grief-stricken, will Loftus be able to stop the criminals before the NATO alliance collapses?
With America’s most powerful industrialists, British peers of the realm, and agents of unknown power all entangled in this conspiracy, international safety is at risk. But unravelling this global plot quickly becomes personal for Loftus when the blackmailers murder someone dear to him.
As things heat up and the stakes rise, Loftus must use all his professional cool to carry on with the investigation. Grief-stricken, will Loftus be able to stop the criminals before the NATO alliance collapses?
As plans for D-Day loom large and Department Z work overtime to halt the leak of British secrets to Berlin, three cousins undertake their own covert operation: meeting in a cottage in Guildford to discuss a dark family matter in secret.
As these two seemingly unrelated events collide, the cousins are drawn along a secretive trail that leads to a powerful spy ring. The team faces a race against the clock…infiltrate this tight-knit organisation, or risk devastating consequences.
‘Following closely on the heels of history, and sometimes a little ahead of it, Mr. Creasey and Department Z are busy preventing someone from putting a spoke in the wheels of the Allied invasion of Europe.’ Evening Chronicle
As these two seemingly unrelated events collide, the cousins are drawn along a secretive trail that leads to a powerful spy ring. The team faces a race against the clock…infiltrate this tight-knit organisation, or risk devastating consequences.
‘Following closely on the heels of history, and sometimes a little ahead of it, Mr. Creasey and Department Z are busy preventing someone from putting a spoke in the wheels of the Allied invasion of Europe.’ Evening Chronicle
The pair of them left 55c, Brook Street, collected their jointly-owned Talbot from its garage, and drove off—albeit unwittingly—into the service of that Department of British Intelligence known as Z.
Desperate to escape the suffocating heat of London, the cousins, Mark and Mike Errol, set out for Richmond for a relaxing boat ride. Little did they know their peaceful afternoon would be violently interrupted by a Department Z mission that will completely change their lives as they knew it.
Quickly recruited into the secret agency, the Errols embark on one of the department's most treacherous cases. The League of the Hundred-and-One are terrorizing the people of Britain and holding the country ransom. With one hundred and one reasons to panic, can Department Z defeat this elusive league before its nation crumbles?
Desperate to escape the suffocating heat of London, the cousins, Mark and Mike Errol, set out for Richmond for a relaxing boat ride. Little did they know their peaceful afternoon would be violently interrupted by a Department Z mission that will completely change their lives as they knew it.
Quickly recruited into the secret agency, the Errols embark on one of the department's most treacherous cases. The League of the Hundred-and-One are terrorizing the people of Britain and holding the country ransom. With one hundred and one reasons to panic, can Department Z defeat this elusive league before its nation crumbles?
Department Z must face a mysterious international organisation that has suddenly gained power and infiltrated the governments of several key global powers. It is believed to be responsible for past catastrophic global events and is planting the seeds of anarchy once again.
Loftus, with Gordon Craigie and his department, are determined to stop this sinister organisation, but Department Z is pushed to its limit attempting to block its destructive path. Gordon must learn to work in alignment with other international organisations so that, together, they might unearth the mystery of The Ring… but will their cooperation be enough? Can Department Z discover the truth behind The Ring before it’s too late?
Loftus, with Gordon Craigie and his department, are determined to stop this sinister organisation, but Department Z is pushed to its limit attempting to block its destructive path. Gordon must learn to work in alignment with other international organisations so that, together, they might unearth the mystery of The Ring… but will their cooperation be enough? Can Department Z discover the truth behind The Ring before it’s too late?
A French refugee is washed up on the English coast.
The few incoherent phrases which he mutters set off an explosive reaction throughout Department Z, whose agents are fighting a desperate battle to uncover a Nazi conspiracy striking at the very heart of British Defence.
But this is a most unusual conspiracy, backed with most unusual weapons...
The few incoherent phrases which he mutters set off an explosive reaction throughout Department Z, whose agents are fighting a desperate battle to uncover a Nazi conspiracy striking at the very heart of British Defence.
But this is a most unusual conspiracy, backed with most unusual weapons...
England, 1941. Terror from the German’s constant bombing is spreading through the nation, as homes, cities and morale are reduced to little more than rubble. Worn down and defeated, British spirit teeters on a delicate seesaw.
When an insidious enemy strikes from within, the government is blind sighted. Vital food supplies are destroyed and mysterious leaflets threaten imminent starvation. Department Z are called in to investigate, but soon find themselves locked in mortal combat with a ruthless, anonymous adversary who treats treason and murder like child’s play.
How do you fight an unknown enemy? As deceit and betrayal mounts, Department Z find themselves in a race against time to uncover the conspiracy before there are deadly consequences.
Sabotage is the 16th book in the Department Z series, and was originally published in 1941.
When an insidious enemy strikes from within, the government is blind sighted. Vital food supplies are destroyed and mysterious leaflets threaten imminent starvation. Department Z are called in to investigate, but soon find themselves locked in mortal combat with a ruthless, anonymous adversary who treats treason and murder like child’s play.
How do you fight an unknown enemy? As deceit and betrayal mounts, Department Z find themselves in a race against time to uncover the conspiracy before there are deadly consequences.
Sabotage is the 16th book in the Department Z series, and was originally published in 1941.
Bob Kerr had every reason in the world not to want a visitor that afternoon.
Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon away from the trials of Department Z, Bob Kerr eagerly awaits the arrival of fellow agent Lois Dacre. He is temporarily amused by the sight of a passer-by oddly dressed in an enormous fur coat on an exceptionally warm day. Disrupted from his reverie by a call from Agent Craigie, Kerr is alerted to new developments in the principality of Vallena. Kerr cuts the call short to answer a knock at his door.
Suspiciously, the visitor is the man in the fur coat. Come from Vallena.
The information the man relays to Kerr is life-threatening. The visitor has a hit out on his own life and Kerr is next on the list.
As the number of assassinations in Vallena mount, British officials are put in the line of fire. Agent Kerr and Department Z must work swiftly and tirelessly in order to topple the criminal organisation before another life is lost.
Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon away from the trials of Department Z, Bob Kerr eagerly awaits the arrival of fellow agent Lois Dacre. He is temporarily amused by the sight of a passer-by oddly dressed in an enormous fur coat on an exceptionally warm day. Disrupted from his reverie by a call from Agent Craigie, Kerr is alerted to new developments in the principality of Vallena. Kerr cuts the call short to answer a knock at his door.
Suspiciously, the visitor is the man in the fur coat. Come from Vallena.
The information the man relays to Kerr is life-threatening. The visitor has a hit out on his own life and Kerr is next on the list.
As the number of assassinations in Vallena mount, British officials are put in the line of fire. Agent Kerr and Department Z must work swiftly and tirelessly in order to topple the criminal organisation before another life is lost.