John Creasey(1908-1973)

Richard's father, John Creasey, was one of the world's most prolific authors.

The following entries were written by John Creasey himself a couple of years before he died. John Creasey - Simple Facts John Creasey - the First of Many John Creasey - Ten Authors in One John Creasey and the Toff John Creasey and the Baron John Creasey and Inspector West John Creasey and Dr Palfrey John Creasey and Department Z John Creasey (as JJ Marric) and Gideon of the Yard John Creasey (as Michael Halliday, Jeremy York, and Kyle Hunt) and Michael Fane and Dr Cellini John Creasey (as Jeremy York, UK) John Creasey (as Gordon Ashe) and Patrick Dawlish John Creasey (as Tex Riley, William K Reilly, Ken Ranger) Three links that will give you a glimpse of John Creasey, who everyone in the library and book world knows was a phenomenon. TOP: goes straight to his biography. The King Of The Crime Writers written by Nigel Cawthorn to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Crime Writers Association which was founded by John Creasey. MIDDLE: leads to John Creasey Books published by IPSO Books an exciting new division of Literary Agents: Peters Fraser and Dunlop. PFD own the rights to all John Creasey's work. BOTTOM: the project Richard put together about his father for H2G2, when he was working at BBC Online.