John Creasey (September 17, 1908 – June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England. He was the seventh of nine children in a working class home. He became an English author of crime thrillers, published in excess of 600 books under 20+ different pseudonyms. He invented many famous characters who would appear in a whole series of novels. Probably the most famous of these is Gideon of Scotland Yard, the basis for the television program Gideon's Way but others include Department Z, Dr. Palfrey, The Toff, Inspector Roger West, and The Baron (which was also made into a television series). In 1962, Creasey won an Edgar Award for Best Novel, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Gideon's Fire, written under the pen name J. J. Marric. And in 1969 he was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award. is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Southfields is a district in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... This article is about the English county. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Full name New Hall Motto - Named after - Previous names - Established 1954 Sister College St Annes College President Anne Lonsdale Location Huntingdon Road Undergraduates 377 Graduates 74 Homepage Boatclub New Hall is a womens college in the University of Cambridge. ... Bodenham is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster. ... This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. ... Not to be confused with Wilshire. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ... Commander George Gideon of Londons Scotland Yard is a fictional policeman created by John Creasey under the pseudonym J.J. Marric. ... Gideons Way was a British TV crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. ... In the series of adventure novels by John Creasey, the Toff is the nickname of the Honourable Richard Rollison, an upper-class crime solver. ... The Baron was a British television series, made in 1965/66 and produced by ITC Entertainment. ... The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ... Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York. ... Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York. ...

After publishing a book in 1930 and a crime thriller in 1932 he was able to turn to full time writing by 1935. He had one son from his first marriage. He later married Jean and had 2 more sons. He also married a further 2 times. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

As well as being an author John Creasey was a committed Liberal party member though he later became an independent.^[1] He said that he had been organising Liberal street-corner meetings from the age of 12. At the time of the 1945 general election Creasey was Chairman of the local Liberal Association in Bournemouth where his publicity and written skills were instrumental in helping the Liberals to an untypical second place. He was adopted as prospective parliamentary candidate for Bournemouth West in 1946 and appeared on the plaform at the 1947 Liberal Assembly which was held in Bournemouth. He fought Bournemouth West in the 1950 general election, coming third. He became increasingly unhappy with the party through the 1950s though and disagreed so much with the party's policy over the Suez crisis he resigned his membership. However after the Orpington by-election success of 1962 and impressed with Jo Grimond's leadership of the party he seemed to be moving back towards Liberal activity. By January 1966 however, he had founded the All Party Alliance a pressure group which sought to bring the best people from all parties together in government. Creasey fought by-elections as an independent in support of this idea in 1967 at Nuneaton, Brierley Hill and Manchester Gorton. He also fought Oldham West in June 1968. He did well for an independent under the first-past-the-post system having limited resources and often little time to campaign. In Oldham West he beat his old party's candidate into fourth place. He could not seem to shake off all affection for the Liberal party however, congratulating Birmingham Ladywood by-election victor Wallace Lawler in July 1969 and attending the 1969 party assembly albeit to promote All Party Alliance aims. Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Bournemouth West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. ... The Orpington by-election of 1962 is often described as the start of the Liberal Party revival in the United Kingdom. ... Joseph Jo Grimond, Baron Grimond (July 29, 1913 - October 24, 1993) was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly in 1976. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The All Party Alliance was a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Nuneaton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Brierley Hill parliamentary constituency centred on the in the West Midlands of England. ... Manchester Gorton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Oldham West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham in the north-west of Greater Manchester. ... Birmingham Ladywood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wallace Leslie Lawler (15 March 1912 - 28 September 1972) was a British Liberal politician. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

Intellectual property

During 2007, the family company, John Creasey Limited, sold the copyrights and all other legal rights in all John Creasey's works and past contracts to a subdidiary of Owatonna Media, based in London.

Bibliography

(The below list is just the titles that were published by John Long a UK publisher in the name John Creasey - NOT a full list).

• Seven Times Seven
• Dangerous Journey
• A am the Withered Man ^[2]
• The Perilous Country (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Traitor's Doom (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Dangerous Quest (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Legion of the Lost (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The House of the Bears (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Hounds of Vengeance (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Dark Harvest (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Wings of Peace (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The League of Light (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Children of Despair (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Shadow of Doom (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Death in the Rising Sun (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Sons of Satan (Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• The Man who Shook the World(Doctor Palfrey Thriller)
• Death Stands By (Department Z Adventure)
• Prepare for Action (Department Z Adventure)
• The Death Miser (Department Z Adventure)
• The League of Dark Men (Department Z Adventure)
• First Came a Murder (Department Z Adventure)
• Dark Peril (Department Z Adventure)
• Murder Must Wait (Department Z Adventure)
• The Peril Ahead (Department Z Adventure)
• Go away Death (Department Z Adventure)
• The Day of Disaster (Department Z Adventure)
• Carriers of Death (Department Z Adventure)
• Days of Danger (Department Z Adventure)
• Island of Peril (Department Z Adventure)
• The Mark of the Crescent(Department Z Adventure)
• The Terror Trap (Department Z Adventure)
• Thunder In Europe (Department Z Adventure)
• Dead or Alive (Department Z Adventure)
• No Darker Crime (Department Z Adventure)
• Panic! (Department Z Adventure)
• Death by Night(Department Z Adventure)
• Death Round the Corner (Department Z Adventure)
• Redhead (Department Z Adventure)
• Menace (Department Z Adventure)
• Sabotage (Department Z Adventure)

Footnotes

External links

• Creasey brand owner, Owatonna Media
• BBC article
• John Creasey fan website
• Works by or about John Creasey in libraries (WorldCat catalog)