John Creasey

Triumph for Inspector West (1971)

Paul Raeburn had been one of Inspector West's targets for many years for West knew that not only was he a millionaire but he was certain that he was a racketeer to boot. And he knew that he was evil and was more than likely behind many of the wrongdoings that were going on in London at the time.T...

Here Comes the Toff (1967)

The Figure in the Dusk (1987)

The Masters of Bow Street (1974)

The Smog (1970)

Stars for the Toff (1997)

Accuse the Toff (2005)

Introducing the Toff (1998)

While I'm generally a big fan of the gentleman detective genre this one left me a bit underwelmed. It has all the classic tropes of the genre, but is missing something.The Toff is just too smooth, too perfect and yet feels a bit bland. We are told how amazing he is, and how he is the terror of th...