The Dissemblers


Book Description

James Mortimer Liddel is charged with the murder of Lancelot Hay. All, however, is not as it seems and a conundrum develops for the famed Inspector West of Scotland Yard. There are visiting Americans; false accusations; a trial, and behind it all a spy ring. Only West and his uncanny instinct for the truth will get to the bottom of this puzzle.




The Gelignite Gang


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After a series of robberies Roger West, of Scotland Yard investigates. Then there is a killing at London’s largest department store. The victim had been living with his son-in-law, whose has a lot of explaining to do. The Chairman of the robbed store is far from helpful and West must uncover the secrets that everyone appears to be hiding.




Death in Cold Print


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Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard is called to help solve a double murder in a printing works. The victims were lovers and suspicion falls on the woman’s husband. Then the works is sabotaged and there is a further murder. The local police are not impressed by West’s methods, and he realises there is more to this case than he thought.




The Extortioners


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Professor Clayton is happily married, but there is another woman and also a teenage son who learns that the person he calls ‘uncle’ is actually his father. Now, Clayton is being blackmailed. Chief Inspector (‘Handsome’) West has to battle a motorcycle gang and dodge danger to himself and others as he fights to prevent the truth being revealed.




The Case of the Innocent Victims


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Chief Inspector West of Scotland Yard has his hands full with a case involving a baby-killer at large. Is he dealing with a psychopath, or someone with a twisted vendetta? A reserve soldier might know more than he admits, and what is the role of a hunchback with arms like steel, and a blonde who seems to invite trouble? West must act – fast!




The Arrogant Artist


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A quandary for John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’). A young brash artist is found half-dead, with a noose around his neck, on the same day he had attempted to get Mannering to finance his career. The artist's terrified girlfriend desperately seeks help. Has the man tried to kill himself, or is it a case of attempted murder?




The Toff at Camp


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The Toff is in disguise as a helper at a holiday camp in order to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three male entertainers. The mystery deepens as hidden money is found and fights break out and then murder. The Toff finds himself embroiled in a much bigger plot than anyone imagined, leading to a fitting climax at a local airfield.




From Murder To A Cathedral


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Commander Gideon of Scotland Yard is working on a case involving a mysterious man known to photograph young girls in the nude. The girls then vanish. There are also serious internal problems at the Yard. On top of all of this are several cases of vandalism in major churches – but they are threatened with far more than theft and vandalism!




The Toff Takes Shares


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‘The Toff’ had been playing rugby and is about to return to London when he discovers a woman in the back seat of his car. She was apparently determined to meet him. A curious story then emerged as to why Alice Hellier was frightened for the safety of her playboy cousin, and The Toff becomes caught up in a desperate financial plot.




Palfrey Versus The League of Light


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A Darwin explorer, Keith Young, believes he has found radioactivity in a mysterious 'forbidden city', inside an aboriginal reserve. The rock formations are shaped like battlements, towers, walls and streets. At night the "city" glowed with an eerie light, which he considers to be radioactive in origin.