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2) Sabotage
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A thrilling mystery set against the backdrop of the Blitz in WWII England, by an Edgar Award–winning author.
England, 1941. Terror from the Germans' constant bombing is spreading through the nation, as homes, cities, and morale are reduced to little more than rubble. Worn down and defeated, British spirit teeters on a delicate seesaw.
When an insidious enemy strikes from within, the government is blindsided. Vital food supplies are destroyed...
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The detectives of Britain's Department Z look into a murder at an exclusive club.
Sir Basil Riordon is mysterious, frightening, and immensely wealthy. But is he also a killer? As head of England's elite secret service, Department Z, Gordon Craigie has to find out, but it won't be an easy investigation with so many important people involved.
A member of an exclusive London club has been poisoned, and Riordon or his son, Marcus, may be involved....
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A terrifying international plot threatens the agents of Britain's Department Z in this tale of suspense from an Edgar Award–winning author.
Leopold Gorman studies the World Economic Conference with interest-and then picks five rich and powerful men to bring his plan to fruition. If any one of them shows reluctance to fall in with his scheme, he'll be dead within the hour . . .
Gordon Craigie, chief of British intelligence, is the only thing...
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A World War II thriller by a multimillion-selling, Edgar Award–winning author.
As plans for D-Day loom large, the agents of Department Z-a secret detective unit within British intelligence-are working overtime to halt the leaking of intelligence to Berlin. Meanwhile, three cousins undertake their own covert operation: meeting in a cottage in Guildford to discuss a dark family matter in secret.
As these two seemingly unrelated events collide,...
6) Redhead
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An American gangster brings his bloody business to 1930s Britain in this suspenseful thriller from an Edgar Award–winning author.
Amateur boxer Martin Storm's visit to New York seemed like it was a success. That is, until his car was machine-gunned and the police had to smuggle him out of the country . . .
But Storm finds no safety at home, either, and the search begins to find the man who is hunting him down.
He soon discovers that he...
7) Panic!
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The adventure that brought two intrepid cousins into the service of the department of British intelligence known as Z . . .
Desperate to escape the suffocating heat of London, cousins Mark and Mike Errol set out for Richmond for a relaxing boat ride. Little did they know their peaceful afternoon would be violently interrupted by a Department Z mission that would completely change their lives.
Quickly recruited into the secret agency, the Errols...
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From an Edgar Award–winning author: A suspenseful tale of murder and espionage in wartime England.
David Garth has been off in America, giving speeches on behalf of Britain's Ministry of Propaganda. Upon his return, he's surprised to receive an unsigned invitation to an address in Wimbledon . . . and even more surprised when he's approached by two agents of Department Z.
Mark and Mike Errol, agents of British intelligence's secret detective...
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An international criminal spells trouble for the agents of Britain's Department Z, in this suspenseful mystery from an Edgar Award–winning author.
Marius Krotz is notorious for his ability to cause a stir. A former revolutionary turned right-hand-man to the king of a small European country, he is feared as much for his unscrupulous manner as for his dangerous past. He's planning something big, and intelligence agencies across Europe have him...
10) Days of Danger
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Three men meet on the outskirts of London to hatch a plan to steal the wealth of a nation in this thriller by an Edgar Award–winning author.
They are three ordinary-seeming men-one fat, one tall, one thin. But their goal is anything but ordinary, and they have no regard for the chaos and horror that will be unleashed in the process. Once their plan is put into action, the death toll will rise and rise . . .
It is up to Department Z's Gordon...
11) The Death Miser
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The first in the series featuring British intelligence's elite detectives by the Edgar Award–winning author.
Millions of lives are at stake if a sinister international conspiracy succeeds. It's up to England's elite detective agency, Department Z, to make sure that doesn't happen.
They've got to keep things quiet, too. Discretion is something the Hon. James Quinion knows only too well-it's all part and parcel of being a member of the secret...
12) Go Away Death
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International blackmailers are scheming to rupture relations between Britain and the United States-but Bill Loftus of Department Z is hot on their trail . . .
With America's most powerful industrialists, British peers of the realm, and agents of unknown power all entangled in a conspiracy, international safety is at risk. But unraveling this global plot quickly becomes personal for Bill Loftus when the blackmailers murder someone dear to him.
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From an Edgar Award–winning author: Someone is trying to force Britain to declare war-but with what motive?
British armaments are being systematically destroyed, and the list of suspects stretches worldwide. Working alongside the British government, secret service agency Department Z is struggling to find the motive for this alarming sabotage when they discover a similar series of disasters are occurring, inexplicably, in America. Tensions between...
14) Menace
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A tale of murder and international intrigue from the multimillion-selling, award-winning author.
Looking forward to a relaxing afternoon away from the trials of Department Z, Bob Kerr eagerly awaits the arrival of fellow agent Lois Dacre. He is temporarily amused by the sight of a passerby oddly dressed in an enormous fur coat on an exceptionally warm day.
Then, interrupted by a call from Agent Craigie, Kerr is alerted to new developments in...
15) Murder Must Wait
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Another in the classic series filled with mystery, murder, and British espionage from the Edgar Award–winning author.
Some parts of the secret service are more secret than others, and Department Z is among them. Now, its founder, Gordon Craigie; top agent Loftus; and their compatriots must face a mysterious international organization that has suddenly gained power and infiltrated the governments of several key global powers. It already has branches...
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A mysterious symbol is the key to a murder case in this classic suspense tale by the Edgar Award–winning author.
Gordon Craigie and Department Z-the squad of top-secret detectives within British intelligence-are embroiled in a desperate investigation involving drugs and murder. How will the department uncover who is behind the mark of the crescent? Will they solve the case before the anonymous culprit claims another victim?
The trail starts...
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In one volume: three classic Department Z detective novels by the Edgar Award–winning writer who sold eighty million novels worldwide.
Department Z is the super-secret team of investigators that works within British intelligence-now, this special collection offers three action-packed pre–World War II tales of mystery. Included are:
First Came a Murder
Sir Basil Riordon is a mysterious, frightening, and immensely wealthy man. But is he also...
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In this classic spy thriller from an Edgar Award–winning author, a British secret service agency is nearly undone by a counter-espionage attack.
Superspies are out to destroy Department Z. Even worse, the elite British agency has been infiltrated by a double agent. As loyal members of the team turn against one another, Agent Gordon Craigie works to unmask the counterspy before Department Z is annihilated once and for all.
19) The Terror Trap
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The greed of one man leads to the death of others in this action-packed mystery featuring British intelligence's secret detective squad.
When two impossibly rich oil tycoons are found murdered in their own homes, a matter of life and death becomes one of national security. Jim Burke of Department Z is called in to stop this ambitious murderer from killing again-but it isn't long before Burke's investigation is derailed by an attempt on his own life.
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20) Death Stands By
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It all started with the murder of a foreign ambassador in a deserted country mansion . . . Tensions are running high in Europe-and it's crucial that the killers responsible for this baffling murder are stopped before they bring about a crisis of unspeakable proportions. It's time for British intelligence's best-kept secret to step in. The agents of Department Z work tirelessly, grappling with a ruthless group of organized assassins. The clock is...
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