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The Honourable Richard Rollison (aka ‘The Toff’) reluctantly agrees to attend a wedding. Is he the only one that notices something strange about the bride? Murder and blackmail follow with Rollison as a suspect. He is Paris bound when the police stop him, but nonetheless attempts to solve the mystery and reveal the murderer’s identity.

In this classic thriller from an Edgar Award–winning author, a British spy agency is on the hunt for terrorists taking aim at England’s political leaders. In a vicious act of terrorism, four British government officials are blinded. With the prime minister as the next target, Department Z is called in. Now the race is on for Britain’s elite secret service to find the culprit behind the chemical attack. Because if the weapon is wielded again, world power will fall into enemy hands. Praise for John Creasey “A splendid achievement.” —The New York Times “Phenomenal.” —Life “Little appears in the newspapers about the Secret Service, but that little makes anything on the subject probable fiction. Mr. Creasey proves himself worthy of the chance.” —The Times Literary Supplement

A murder mystery for dinner theater --James Wiltshire, head psychiatrist and administrator of "Colonel Wiltshire's Asylum for the Mentally Diminished and Old Women", knows the pressures of running a four-generation family business. With rumors swirling that his board of directors may be questioning the Asylum's profitability, Dr. Wiltshire has decided to hold a fund-raiser to offset some of the more difficult to explain "expenses" he's incurred. But he has more than just the board to contend with -- a resentful head nurse, a patient multi-layered in psychosis, an overly ambitious PR man, twin executive assistants, and a conniving board member, all have their reasons to hope Dr. Wiltshire takes an early "retirement".

It all started with the murder of a foreign ambassador in a deserted country mansion . . . Tensions are running high in Europe—and it’s crucial that the killers responsible for this baffling murder are stopped before they bring about a crisis of unspeakable proportions. It’s time for British intelligence’s best-kept secret to step in. The agents of Department Z work tirelessly, grappling with a ruthless group of organized assassins. The clock is ticking, because these murderers aren’t satisfied with just one casualty. Their goal is war . . . Death Stands By is a fast-paced adventure that blends sharp detection with international intrigue, from the multimillion-selling, Edgar Award–winning author.