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Trevor Lowe #1-11
The Complete Trevor Lowe Series
Eleven Golden-Age mysteries, 2,000+ pages of top-quality entertainment, 1 sharp sleuth!
If Scotland Yard can’t figure it out, Trevor Lowe is on the case!
In this 11-book box set:
BOOK 1: THE PHANTOM HOLLOW
Tony Frost’s holiday is interrupted by a chilling message: There is danger. Go while you can! He invites his friend, criminologist Trevor Lowe, to help. They discover the dead body of a missing estate agent in Frost’s cottage. But who is the culprit?
BOOK 2: THE HANGMAN
Two prominent members of Hill Green are found hanging with a small card pinned to them signed by The Hangman. The local police are baffled, so are Scotland Yard. It’s up to Lowe to find the truth.
BOOK 3: THE LADY OF DOOM
Mr Rosenthorne receives a letter demanding a huge payment or death. He goes to the police for protection but is still murdered. Lowe works closely with Scotland Yard to unmask the criminal. But when he is captured and tortured, he questions if the pursuit of justice is worth his life?
BOOK 4: THE NEXT TO DIE
A body is found under a pile of gravel at the foot of a bank, and it looks like a casualty of the storm. But Lowe notices that the soles of the dead man's shoes are caked with cigarette ash: clearly he never walked to the gravel site — he was carried.
BOOK 5: TERROR TOWER
Four Scotland Yard officers have disappeared. And no one has an explanation. Lowe is called in to investigate. A witness has information that could break the case. But when Lowe finds him, the man has been silenced — shot dead in a ditch.
BOOK 6: THE WATCHER
Someone is watching Colonel Raynham. He keeps seeing a mysterious figure in black and hearing strange noises in his house. Then his daughter is abducted. When local police are unable to uncover the truth, Lowe must act fast. But is he being watched too?
BOOK 7: THE THREE GNOMES
Stiltley Manor was supposed to be a nice holiday for Lowe. But then he finds one of the guests stabbed in the garden. For the police, this is an open-and-shut case. But Lowe thinks otherwise. Can he solve the mystery before an innocent man faces the gallows?
BOOK 8: THE TOKEN
Four murders in just over a month and the only clue is a little silver bell left on the body of the victims. Detective Shadgold seeks the help of his friend Lowe. When Lowe is approached by terrified film star Gloria Swayne, he knows he finally has the lead to break this case wide open.
BOOK 9: THE CLUE OF THE GREEN CANDLE
In the village of Long Dene, bestselling crime novelist Roger Tempest is reported missing. His agent calls in Lowe to track him down. But when Tempest’s body is found dumped at a roadside eight days later, it quickly becomes clear a killer is on the loose.
BOOK 10: THE RIVER HOUSE MYSTERY
Mr Hammond is sent threatening letters signed with a drawing of a man hanging from the gallows. Then one of his houseguests is found strangled. He calls in Lowe to help catch the culprit. Lowe thinks Hammond knows more than he’s letting on, but before he can act, Hammond is murdered.
BOOK 11: DEATH SET IN DIAMONDS
A criminal is on the loose and Lowe, for once, doesn’t want to be involved. He’s on his way to visit an old friend for a long-awaited holiday, but there he discovers his friend murdered. The two cases are linked and Lowe is determined to bring his friend’s killer to justice, if it’s the last thing he ever does.
If Scotland Yard can’t figure it out, Trevor Lowe is on the case!
In this 11-book box set:
BOOK 1: THE PHANTOM HOLLOW
Tony Frost’s holiday is interrupted by a chilling message: There is danger. Go while you can! He invites his friend, criminologist Trevor Lowe, to help. They discover the dead body of a missing estate agent in Frost’s cottage. But who is the culprit?
BOOK 2: THE HANGMAN
Two prominent members of Hill Green are found hanging with a small card pinned to them signed by The Hangman. The local police are baffled, so are Scotland Yard. It’s up to Lowe to find the truth.
BOOK 3: THE LADY OF DOOM
Mr Rosenthorne receives a letter demanding a huge payment or death. He goes to the police for protection but is still murdered. Lowe works closely with Scotland Yard to unmask the criminal. But when he is captured and tortured, he questions if the pursuit of justice is worth his life?
BOOK 4: THE NEXT TO DIE
A body is found under a pile of gravel at the foot of a bank, and it looks like a casualty of the storm. But Lowe notices that the soles of the dead man's shoes are caked with cigarette ash: clearly he never walked to the gravel site — he was carried.
BOOK 5: TERROR TOWER
Four Scotland Yard officers have disappeared. And no one has an explanation. Lowe is called in to investigate. A witness has information that could break the case. But when Lowe finds him, the man has been silenced — shot dead in a ditch.
BOOK 6: THE WATCHER
Someone is watching Colonel Raynham. He keeps seeing a mysterious figure in black and hearing strange noises in his house. Then his daughter is abducted. When local police are unable to uncover the truth, Lowe must act fast. But is he being watched too?
BOOK 7: THE THREE GNOMES
Stiltley Manor was supposed to be a nice holiday for Lowe. But then he finds one of the guests stabbed in the garden. For the police, this is an open-and-shut case. But Lowe thinks otherwise. Can he solve the mystery before an innocent man faces the gallows?
BOOK 8: THE TOKEN
Four murders in just over a month and the only clue is a little silver bell left on the body of the victims. Detective Shadgold seeks the help of his friend Lowe. When Lowe is approached by terrified film star Gloria Swayne, he knows he finally has the lead to break this case wide open.
BOOK 9: THE CLUE OF THE GREEN CANDLE
In the village of Long Dene, bestselling crime novelist Roger Tempest is reported missing. His agent calls in Lowe to track him down. But when Tempest’s body is found dumped at a roadside eight days later, it quickly becomes clear a killer is on the loose.
BOOK 10: THE RIVER HOUSE MYSTERY
Mr Hammond is sent threatening letters signed with a drawing of a man hanging from the gallows. Then one of his houseguests is found strangled. He calls in Lowe to help catch the culprit. Lowe thinks Hammond knows more than he’s letting on, but before he can act, Hammond is murdered.
BOOK 11: DEATH SET IN DIAMONDS
A criminal is on the loose and Lowe, for once, doesn’t want to be involved. He’s on his way to visit an old friend for a long-awaited holiday, but there he discovers his friend murdered. The two cases are linked and Lowe is determined to bring his friend’s killer to justice, if it’s the last thing he ever does.
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Published October 9, 2024
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About the author
Gerald Verner
116 books21 followersGerald Verner is one of the pseudonyms used by John Robert Stuart Pringle, who was born in Streatham, London, on 31 January 1897.
In his early writing days he used the name Donald Stuart, under which name he wrote 44 stories for the Sexton Blake Library as well as six stories for Union Jack and three for the Thriller magazine. In addition he wrote two stage plays, 'Sexton Blake' and 'The Shadow', two films, 'The Man Outside' (1933) and 'The Shadow' (1933) under the Stuart name. Later a number of his books were adapted for radio serials, stage plays and films.
He became a hugely successful thriller writer, producing more than 120 novels that were translated in 35 languages. The Duke of Windsor was a big Verner fan and at one time he was presented with 15 volumes specially bound.
Heavily influenced by Edgar Wallace, he wrote extensively for magazines such as Detective Weekly, the Sexton Blake Library, Union Jack and The Thriller. He also adapted Peter Cheyney's 'Meet Mr Callaghan' and Agatha Christie's 'Towards Zero' for the stage.
He also used the pseudonyms Thane Leslie, Derwent Steele and Nigel Vane.
He died at Broadstairs, Kent, of natural causes on 16 September 1980.
Gerry Wolstenholme
July 2013
In his early writing days he used the name Donald Stuart, under which name he wrote 44 stories for the Sexton Blake Library as well as six stories for Union Jack and three for the Thriller magazine. In addition he wrote two stage plays, 'Sexton Blake' and 'The Shadow', two films, 'The Man Outside' (1933) and 'The Shadow' (1933) under the Stuart name. Later a number of his books were adapted for radio serials, stage plays and films.
He became a hugely successful thriller writer, producing more than 120 novels that were translated in 35 languages. The Duke of Windsor was a big Verner fan and at one time he was presented with 15 volumes specially bound.
Heavily influenced by Edgar Wallace, he wrote extensively for magazines such as Detective Weekly, the Sexton Blake Library, Union Jack and The Thriller. He also adapted Peter Cheyney's 'Meet Mr Callaghan' and Agatha Christie's 'Towards Zero' for the stage.
He also used the pseudonyms Thane Leslie, Derwent Steele and Nigel Vane.
He died at Broadstairs, Kent, of natural causes on 16 September 1980.
Gerry Wolstenholme
July 2013
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October 26, 2025
Very clever mysteries, a few of which I was able to figure out the who was the murderer despite the red herrings.
From The Three Gnomes
All that was really certain was that three men had been killed and that someone was desperately anxious to discover something which they were under the impression was concealed in Crays Lodge. Engrossing story which had a surprise ending.
From The Three Gnomes
All that was really certain was that three men had been killed and that someone was desperately anxious to discover something which they were under the impression was concealed in Crays Lodge. Engrossing story which had a surprise ending.
November 24, 2024
Good Old Fashioned Crime
I really enjoyed these stories, the amateur detective joining up with Scotland Yard to solver murders. Obviously the writer knows nothing about concussion as the number of times Lowe and his secretary were hit over the head should have rendered them completely mentally incapacitated. You have to read the tales bearing in mind they were written in an era which had different values to today but all in all cracking yarns.
I really enjoyed these stories, the amateur detective joining up with Scotland Yard to solver murders. Obviously the writer knows nothing about concussion as the number of times Lowe and his secretary were hit over the head should have rendered them completely mentally incapacitated. You have to read the tales bearing in mind they were written in an era which had different values to today but all in all cracking yarns.
January 20, 2025
Trevor lower series
I was not impressed with this series. The storylines and plots were pretty good. Having said that, the writing is terrible, so badly written that I really wanted to give this set 1 star. I gave it 3 stars because the storylines are pretty good.
I was not impressed with this series. The storylines and plots were pretty good. Having said that, the writing is terrible, so badly written that I really wanted to give this set 1 star. I gave it 3 stars because the storylines are pretty good.
April 12, 2025
Stared this collection of eleven books on December 25, 2024 - finished today, April 1, 2025. Pity they only count here on Goodreads as just one book... anyway, I enjoyed these. You can tell they were written in the 1940's and the setting for all the books are probably somewhere in the later part of the 30's (definitely pre-world war 2).
The main character is Trevor Lowe, he is a playwright who has a very keen mind and an ability to puzzle out crimes. He works along side Shadgold, a Scotland Yard detective and very good friend. His secretary Arnold White figures predominately in the books as well. But the main one is Trevor Lowe himself.
The first few books were becoming redundant in many areas (just how many time can a man "be captured and almost die" and yet be rescued at the last minute? The man has "nine lives" for sure) But as the books continue the writing became more clever and Mr. Lowe's life was not so much on the line. I really enjoyed the twists and turns of the last few books in the series. It was getting harder and harder to figure them out. I would recommend these books to a lover of the old fashioned "who dun it". I read in pieces and parts between other books I was reading at the same time.
The main character is Trevor Lowe, he is a playwright who has a very keen mind and an ability to puzzle out crimes. He works along side Shadgold, a Scotland Yard detective and very good friend. His secretary Arnold White figures predominately in the books as well. But the main one is Trevor Lowe himself.
The first few books were becoming redundant in many areas (just how many time can a man "be captured and almost die" and yet be rescued at the last minute? The man has "nine lives" for sure) But as the books continue the writing became more clever and Mr. Lowe's life was not so much on the line. I really enjoyed the twists and turns of the last few books in the series. It was getting harder and harder to figure them out. I would recommend these books to a lover of the old fashioned "who dun it". I read in pieces and parts between other books I was reading at the same time.
November 1, 2024
I got a few pages in and realized that this guy writes very adverbly and the whole series probably is worth 99 cents.
November 14, 2024
A bit dated
not overall not too badtoo bad,but the main characters must be suffering from severe concussion, so frequently were they coshed.but
not overall not too badtoo bad,but the main characters must be suffering from severe concussion, so frequently were they coshed.but
January 3, 2025
20th century British mystery
It’s a good mid 20th century British movie story series. Enjoyable reading but I think you need to be of a certain age to appreciate it
It’s a good mid 20th century British movie story series. Enjoyable reading but I think you need to be of a certain age to appreciate it
February 25, 2025
Great murder mystery series.
If you enjoy your murder mystery books, this is a wonderful set of books to read. Hoping there will be more of them very soon.
If you enjoy your murder mystery books, this is a wonderful set of books to read. Hoping there will be more of them very soon.
March 11, 2025
Brilliant!
A really enjoyable collection. Very well conceived plots and written in a thrilling Conan Doylesque style. I cannot recommend it enough.
A really enjoyable collection. Very well conceived plots and written in a thrilling Conan Doylesque style. I cannot recommend it enough.
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