Inspector West Series

Inspector West embarks upon a rest cure, but finds no change as blackmail, kidnap, and multiple murder still dominate his life. There is also an adversary well known to him, but he dare not make an arrest .... for now! Full of action and danger, this is one of the best 'West' novels.

The murder of a Member of Parliament puts an end to Inspector West’s holiday. His wife is naturally annoyed, but West nevertheless hastens back to Scotland Yard so as to take charge of the case. However, the murder turns out to be far more complicated than he expected, with many different mysteries to solve, and there is real danger as he gets closer to the truth.

Extortion is the name of the game and the method is to murder anyone who might get in the way. ‘The Dreem’ factory and much else is at stake. Inspector West has to unravel it all at gun point, but not without difficulty and surprise . .

Things are not going well for Roger West, one of Scotland Yard’s finest detectives. In just a few days he had received a bloody nose; been robbed of important papers; shot at; attacked with a knife; and been accused of dereliction of duty. Moreover, the Assistant Commissioner was not pleased. The Home Office were concerned about Andrew Kelham, whose son had been murdered and cleaner strangled. And then West had to meet Mrs. Kelham . . .

Guy Randall suffered a sudden and violent death. Roger West of Scotland Yard is tasked with solving the case, but is perplexed as all leads seem to go back to a series of thefts from a chain of shops and at the same time, nearly everyone involved seems to belong to the same Football Club. It is a very unusual and complex case which has an equally surprising conclusion as West quite literally attempts to identify the criminals behind the killing in front of thousands of spectators at one of the Club’s games.

Chief Inspector Roger West has been watching and waiting for over two years - he is determined to catch Paul Raeburn out. The millionaire racketeer may have made a mistake, following the killing of a small time crook. Can the ace detective triumph over the evil Raeburn in what are very difficult circumstances? This cannot be assumed as not everything, it would seem, is as simple as it first appears .....

There appears to be an organised plan to attack the police, with many incidents – too many for it to be anything but a concerted campaign by a horrifyingly brutal and ruthless gang. Who are they, and why are they conducting this terrifying campaign? It turns out to be a truly sensational case and, of course, Scotland Yard would only field one man against this kind of danger: Inspector Roger ‘Handsome’ West, its most credible, down to earth, and methodical detective.

Inspector Roger (‘Handsome’) West of Scotland Yard has to deal with a millionaire who is being blackmailed, a kidnapped bride who is threatened with the horrors of an international vice racket and an utterly evil gangster from whose clutches no one is safe. This is a nightmare battle that he must win.

She lay across the bed, with coagulated blood on and around her. Her husband was in the next bed, with his throat cut. A web of violence was spreading and Inspector Roger West had to get to grips with it. But where should he start? What clues are there? This is a deep and involved mystery that probably only West would get to grips with.

Inspector Roger West had hoped for a day off – it was his wife’s birthday. Then a Chief Superintendent turns up at his home with a search warrant. He is accused of taking a bribe. Elaborately framed, he is now under investigation. Plunged into a world of murder and conspiracy, along with corruption at Scotland Yard, West has to work his way through a number of suspects, as the mystery twists and turns, in order to clear his name.

West has been lured into a horrific scenario. He found his face covered with scratches, his blood-stained clothes not his own, and an axe with his fingerprints all over it beside a dead young girl. The police had been called and Chief Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard looked to be framed for murder. He discovers that the only way out is to assist a ruthless criminal organisation, and if he reveals all to his colleagues his family will be in terrible danger, but find a way out he must.

A man`s ambition and love of his beautiful wife, lead him to murder and robbery with violence. Superintendent Roger West, Scotland Yard’s best, and most down to earth, detective is called in, although not without family complications.

Roger West of Scotland Yard has a boss who simply does not like his methods. He must therefore attempt to be more conventional when faced with a case involving an attractive girl who is brutally killed. She had a bad reputation, but that just makes the task all the harder. The chief suspect proves to be innocent and the plot deepens as blackmail and forgery enter the fray. West therefore has to act and quickly, but now doing things his way. He is cold and calculating, but gets results.

With vital Cold War talks at risk Roger West of Scotland Yard, its finest detective, must stay one step ahead and out-think the FBI if he is to save Ricky Shawn’s life. A frightened ten year old child, Ricky has been kidnapped as a mere pawn in a ruthless game being played by the men who held him. Drugs, crushed and broken bodies, and general mayhem all trail back to the fate of the boy. West must move fast if he is to save him, but what is the motive for the kidnapping? An enormous shock awaits West as he proceeds.

There have been two gruesome murders in a quiet Sussex seaside town and Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard is called to investigate. Lefty, who kills without a thought for his victim, believes only one further frightened girl stands between him and a small fortune. West struggles with the case, and is nauseated by the brutality of the killer, but he must solve it and quickly.

A pattern is developing – murder committed by a man who stops cars being driven by prosperous businessmen – and Roger (‘Handsome’) West of Scotland Yard must solve the case. Muriel Arlen waits for husband Wilfred, but when the key turns in the door it is a masked stranger that enters the house and knocks her out with the butt of a gun. West has problems in getting to the truth as people he is trying to protect lie, and his assistant falls in love with a witness. Meanwhile, the murderer is at large …

The latest killing of a beautiful girl appears to tie in with others – they were all contestants in a beauty contest. But as Inspector West ponders the mystery and examines the scene of this killing in a park, a question arises; is the killer just one person, or are there more? And why pick on these women? It is a puzzle worthy of Scotland Yard’s finest and most methodical, down to earth, detective.

Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard is charged with ensuring a Prince arrives in London safely. However, as the oil-magnate Prince crosses a Cathedral Square, full of crowds there to greet him, a shot rings out. The Prince’s main Counsellor lies dead. Jim Barnett catches it all on camera, but then he too is murdered. It is up to Roger West to solve the mystery, but just who is he up against?

James Mortimer Liddel is charged with the murder of Lancelot Hay. All, however, is not as it seems and a real 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. All seems cut and dried, the file on the murder can be closed, or can it? Only West and his uncanny instinct for the truth will get to the bottom of this complicated puzzle.

After a series of jewellery robberies in which safes are blown using gelignite, Roger West, of Scotland Yard, has to find the perpetrator. Then there is a killing at Jefferson’s, London’s largest department store. The victim had been living with his daughter and son-in-law, Billy. Billy’s grief appears tinged with something akin to fear, and there are some unexplained bruises around his jaw, not to mention something not quite right about the restaurant where he works. Gerald Starkey, the Chairman of Jefferson’s is far from helpful and so West decides to delve into his and his family’s background. Then violence erupts again and West must uncover the secrets that everyone appears to be hiding.

Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard is called to the West Midlands to help solve a mysterious double murder that has taken place in a large printing works. The victims were lovers and so suspicion falls upon the dead woman’s husband. West ends up charging him, but then the printing works is sabotaged and there is a further murder. The local police are not impressed by West’s methods, and he also realises that there is more to this case than originally thought. Just what is going on and are there more killings in the offing?

A beautiful girl is found dead with her face slashed and an old man suffers a similar fate. These similar crimes bring together Roger West, Scotland Yard’s finest detective, and Lieutenant Goodison of New York's Homicide Branch, in a race to find the killer and deal with the twists and turns along the way.

An unassuming, quiet Post Office sorter is killed, and Inspector Roger ‘Handsome’ West, Scotland Yard’s most down to earth and brilliant detective is called to investigate. What is the connection with a series of outrageous and bold daylight crimes that have taken place? This is an action packed story of tenacity, full of suspense in the face of difficulties which might well defeat a lesser detective.

Murder at its horrifying worst! Chief Inspector (‘Handsome’) West of Scotland Yard has his hands full with a case involving a baby-killer who is at large. Is he dealing with a psychopath, or someone who has a twisted vendetta against the employees of a carpet importer? A reserve soldier might know more than he is admitting, and what roles are being played by a hunchback who has arms like steel, and a blonde who seems to invite trouble? West must act – fast!

Malcolm Munro, the son of the Chairman of Munro Motors drove into a hostile situation. The workers were being whipped up to fever pitch by the antics of a Union official, Mike Grannett. Violence ensued and there was an altercation between Munro and Grannett’s younger brother which resulted in the latter being rushed to hospital, where he died. All of the striking workers were, of course, going to provide hostile testimony as to Munro’s actions. Chief Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard is charged with the investigation. Can he save Munro from a murder conviction, or have the workers got it right? Just what is the truth?

Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard is pitted against a ruthless criminal network. They will stop at nothing in their pursuit of bribery, corruption, and theft. Their target now is the Railway system and amongst them is a cold-blooded killer whom West must capture. Against him is an organisation with money to spare and no compunction about murder if it is in their interests.

Once a murder is committed, the perpetrators have nothing to lose – they can murder again, although the chances of being caught rise, especially if Roger West, one of Scotland Yard’s finest detectives, is on their trail. But there are always three ways of viewing the crime: that of the hunter, the hunted, and the victim’s. A payroll robbery gives rise to one of John Creasey’s most enthralling novels within this popular series.

Two routine car accidents raise little suspicion, but then a third appears to be attempted murder. When a fourth occurs it is time to involve Inspector Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard, its most diligent and down to earth detective. A ruthless killer is on the loose, but why use this method and what do the victims have in common? Mrs. Bray, for instance, had just been crossing the road quite randomly, holding her child’s hand as she realised she was going to die.

Roger West of Scotland Yard, one of their finest and most down to earth detectives, get involved in the callous brutality of the underworld. Cecil Chayter is released from prison after serving twenty years, but there are those that believe he should have incarcerated for longer, whilst others are convinced of his innocence and that he was the victim of a hate campaign that preceded his trial. West has to battle with those who now want Chayter dead and at the same time fight off any notion that ‘bygones should now be bygones’.

A somewhat incredible deception is planned so as to try and put an end to corruption that is undermining the very fabric of society and to deal with vice crimes that appear to reach the highest levels. Scotland Yard announces that one of its best detectives, Roger West, is dead. The story is credible, as West has recently been the target of would-be assassins. Meanwhile, West does his best to penetrate circles in which the conspirators operate.