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Inspector West Series

41 primary works • 41 total works
Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard, in London England.

Book 1

Inspector West Takes Charge
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3.55 · 124 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1942 · 18 editions
Extortion is the name of the game and the method i…

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    Book 2

    Go Away to Murder
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    3.58     · 36 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1943 · 18 editions
    Inspector West embarks upon a rest cure, but finds…

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    Book 3

    Inspector West at Home
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    3.63     · 73 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1957 · 13 editions
    Chief Inspector Roger West opened his front door t…

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    Book 4

    Inspector West Regrets
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    3.61     · 31 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1945 · 20 editions
    Things are not going well for Roger West, one of S…

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    Book 5

    Holiday for Inspector West
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    3.61     · 44 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1946 · 20 editions
    The murder of a Member of Parliament puts an end t…

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    Book 6

    Battle for Inspector West
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    3.69     · 49 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1948 · 21 editions
    Inspector Roger (‘Handsome’) West of Scotland Yard…

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    Book 7

    Triumph for Inspector West
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    3.77     · 48 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1948 · 24 editions
    Chief Inspector Roger West has been watching and w…

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    Book 8

    Inspector West Kicks Off
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    3.68     · 19 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1949 · 13 editions
    Physical description; 287 pages ; (8º). Subject; F…

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    Book 9

    Inspector West Alone
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    3.70     · 27 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1950 · 23 editions
    The Inspector has been framed for murder! He is fo…

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    Book 10

    Inspector West Cries Wolf
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    3.76     · 34 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1950 · 22 editions
    Once again Scotland Yard was thrown into confusion…

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    Book 11

    The Dissemblers
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    3.36     · 25 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1951 · 19 editions
    James Mortimer Liddel is charged with the murder o…

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    Book 12

    The Figure in the Dusk
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    3.59     · 34 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1951 · 32 editions
    Inspector West of Scotland Yard investigates an el…

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    Book 13

    The Blind Spot
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    3.60     · 43 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1952 · 23 editions
    An Inspector West mystery. Janet West finds an env…

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    Book 14

    Give a Man a Gun
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    3.39     · 38 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1953 · 25 editions
    Inspector West of Scotland Yard investigates the a…

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    Book 15

    Send Superintendent West
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    3.74     · 23 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1953 · 17 editions
    This is the story of a kidnapping with internation…

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    Book 16

    The Beauty Queen Killer
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    3.51     · 45 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1954 · 31 editions
    Two strangled dead girls and Inspector West finds …

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    Book 17

    The Gelignite Gang
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    3.64     · 28 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1955 · 25 editions
    When a night watchman is killed in the most recent…

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    Book 18

    Two for Inspector West
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    3.20     · 20 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1955 · 10 editions
    Anthony Reeson's beautiful clifftop cottage was a …

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    Book 19

    Death of a Postman
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    3.65     · 57 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1956 · 32 editions
    Inspector West of Scotland Yard investigates the m…

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    Book 20

    Death of an Assassin
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    3.89     · 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1956 · 9 editions
    An assassination in Milan, caught on camera. Then …

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    Book 21

    Hit and Run
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    3.40     · 25 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1957 · 24 editions
    The first two accidents seemed fairly straightfowa…

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    Book 22

    Doorway to Death
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    3.82     · 11 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1957 · 9 editions
    Rose Jensen Was Dead "I want you to concentrate on…

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    Book 23

    Murder, London-New York
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    3.58     · 24 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1958 · 28 editions
    Handsome West of Scotland Yard, investigates the k…

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    Book 24

    Strike for Death
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    3.89     · 18 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1958 · 26 editions
    Malcolm Munro, the son of the Chairman of Munro Mo…

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    Book 25

    Death of a Racehorse
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    3.95     · 19 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1959 · 24 editions
    I'll kill that horse, Lady Foley said, quite loudl…

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    Book 26

    The Case of the Innocent Victims
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    3.86     · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1959 · 20 editions
    Murder at its horrifying worst! Chief Inspector (‘…

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    Book 27

    Murder on the Line
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    3.75     · 16 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1960 · 13 editions
    Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard is pitted a…

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    Book 28

    Death in Cold Print
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    3.56     · 16 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1961 · 17 editions
    Roger ‘Handsome’ West of Scotland Yard is called t…

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    Book 29

    The Scene of the Crime
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    3.63     · 19 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1961 · 3 editions
    Pan 1973 paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our…

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    Book 30

    Policeman's Dread
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    3.50     · 18 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1962 · 20 editions
    John Creasey novel. Berkley Medallion 1966 paperba…

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    Book 31

    Hang the Little Man
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    3.83     · 35 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1963 · 28 editions
    The murder of the young woman,latest victim of the…

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    Book 32

    Look Three Ways at Murder
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    3.71     · 21 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1964 · 25 editions
    Once a murder is committed, the perpetrators have …

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    Book 33

    Murder, London-Australia
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    3.28     · 29 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1965 · 25 editions
    A novel from Creasey's long-running mystery series…

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    Book 34

    Murder, London-South Africa
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    3.45     · 29 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1966 · 21 editions
    After investigations in London into the mysterious…

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    Book 35

    The Executioners
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    3.25     · 20 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1973 · 16 editions
    West must protect nine ex-cons from fanatics enrag…

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    Book 36

    So Young to Burn
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    3.83     · 12 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1967 · 13 editions
    A series of acid-throwing attacks on young lovers …

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    Book 37

    Murder, London-Miami
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    3.35     · 20 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1969 · 18 editions
    Sir David Marshall, a distinguished scholar and an…

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    Book 38

    A Part for a Policeman
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    3.79     · 19 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1970 · 8 editions
    Roger Handsome West of Scotland Yard, its best and…

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    Book 39

    Alibi
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    3.65     · 20 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1971 · 11 editions
    It began in a courtroom. Mario Rapelli was accused…

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    Book 40

    A Splinter of Glass
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    3.69     · 35 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1972 · 20 editions
    Book by Creasey, John

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    Book 43

    A Sharp Rise in Crime
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    3.44     · 18 Ratings · published 1978 · 5 editions
    A somewhat incredible deception is planned so as t…

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