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OverviewThe world is under threat of destruction. As the politicians hedge their bets with atomic weapons, it seems no one is safe. The only hope? A brilliant professor who knows how to make nations and people invulnerable to atomic attack. However, Professor Julian Conway has been kidnapped by power hungry men wishing to use his expertise for themselves. Gordon Craigie assigns agent Peter Ross to get the Professor back: dead or alive. But Ross is in love with two beautiful women - one of them is the Professor's daughter and the other may just be the key to the whole mystery... Dead or Alive, originally published in 1951, is the 26th novel in the John Creasey Department Z Series. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John CreaseyPublisher: Agora Books Imprint: Ipso Books ISBN: 9781911295853ISBN 10: 1911295853 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 13 June 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsCreasey is creating his own kind of Comedie Humane-Policiere - and a splendid achievement it is. -- Anthony Boucher for The New York Times Phenomenal -- Life Magazine Riveting, thrilling, engrossing!!! One of the best in the series. -- Goodreads Reviewer Kidnapping, murder, blackmail and deception are rampant in this non stop thriller. Very highly recommended indeed. -- Amazon Reviewer A twisty thriller with plenty of action and a high body count. -- Goodreads Reviewer Author InformationJohn Creasey MBE was an English crime and science fiction writer who wrote more than 600 novels using 28 different pseudonyms. He created several characters which are now famous. These include The Toff, Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, Inspector Roger West, The Baron, and Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey. The most popular of these was Gideon of Scotland Yard, who was the basis for the television series Gideon's Way and for the John Ford movie Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958), also known by its British title Gideon's Day . The Baron character was made into a 1960s TV series starring Steve Forrest as The Baron. In 1953, John Creasey founded the UK's Crime Writers' Association (CWA). The CWA New Blood Dagger is awarded in his memory for first books by previously unpublished writers. Sponsored by BBC Audiobooks, it includes a prize of GBP1000. This award was known previously as the John Creasey Memorial Dagger. John Creasey died in June 1973. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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