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Dr Palfrey #24
The Sleep
First U.S. edition bound in white boards. One corner bump, dj rubbed on the spine and has a small closed tear on the rear panel.
221 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1964
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John Creasey
705 books79 followersAKA Gordon Ashe, M E Cooke, Norman Deane, Robert Caine Frazer, Patrick Gill, Michael Halliday, Charles Hogarth, Brian Hope, Colin Hughes, Kyle Hunt, Margaret Lisle, Abel Mann, Peter Manton, J.J. Marric, Richard Martin, Rodney Mattheson, Anthony Morton, Jeremy York, Henry St. John Cooper and Margaret Cooke.
John Creasey (September 17, 1908 - June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England. He was the seventh of nine children in a working class home. He became an English author of crime thrillers, published in excess of 600 books under 20+ different pseudonyms. He invented many famous characters who would appear in a whole series of novels. Probably the most famous of these is Gideon of Scotland Yard, the basis for the television program Gideon's Way but others include Department Z, Dr. Palfrey, The Toff, Inspector Roger West, and The Baron (which was also made into a television series). In 1962, Creasey won an Edgar Award for Best Novel, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Gideon's Fire, written under the pen name J. J. Marric. And in 1969 he was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
John Creasey (September 17, 1908 - June 9, 1973) was born in Southfields, Surrey, England and died in New Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury Wiltshire, England. He was the seventh of nine children in a working class home. He became an English author of crime thrillers, published in excess of 600 books under 20+ different pseudonyms. He invented many famous characters who would appear in a whole series of novels. Probably the most famous of these is Gideon of Scotland Yard, the basis for the television program Gideon's Way but others include Department Z, Dr. Palfrey, The Toff, Inspector Roger West, and The Baron (which was also made into a television series). In 1962, Creasey won an Edgar Award for Best Novel, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Gideon's Fire, written under the pen name J. J. Marric. And in 1969 he was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
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August 7, 2023
These books never disappoint apart from the fact they are, relatively, short! Pace and plot are always excellent so if you can grab hold of Dr Palfrey story you are in for a good time! This was a purchase from Leakey's bookstore in Inverness - a first edition, no less! Now carefully put on the shelf, no doubt to collect dust!
September 24, 2025
No houses explode in the course of this story!
A tightly written narrative serves the unlikely story of people who fall asleep and do not awake. This book is a combination of spy thriller and a sci-fi problem for the heroes to solve. Well done.
A tightly written narrative serves the unlikely story of people who fall asleep and do not awake. This book is a combination of spy thriller and a sci-fi problem for the heroes to solve. Well done.
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