John Mannering retired jewel thief known as The Baron now runs Quinns an antique shop in London s Mayfair He is offered a superb set of diamonds which turn out to have been stolen in a daring robbery from the Louvre in Paris Mannering is now faces a dangerous dilemma because the jewels may lead him to a murderer with a further possible death to be prevented and at the same time he is tempted to return to his old profession at least to the extent of handling the diamonds His decision leads to a daring and dangerous adventure in which he is kidnapped and threatened with death and which has all the hallmarks of being one of his most exciting escapades Versus the BaronAKA 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. 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. J Marric Richard Martin Rodney Mattheson Anthony Morton Jeremy York Henry St John Cooper and Margaret Cooke.
| Versus the Baron By John Creasey |
| 0755136772 |
| 9780755136773 |
| English |
| 162 |
| Paperback |