The Toff Goes To Market

It’s a time of shortage and rationing. The Toff is in the army, but gets permission to visit his aunt who is supposedly on her death bed. Had she died, things would have been different, but as it was a recovery led to an investigation of the black market and wholesale murder, with both ‘The Toff’ and Scotland Yard battling those involved.

Every social call brings Richard Rollison, aka ‘The Toff’, closer to death in this thriller that is dominated by characters from all ends of the spectrum. As ‘The Toff’ leaves his calling cards a killer’s pace grows and his confidence with it. Can ‘The Toff’ escape death himself and at the same time unravel the mystery?

A gripping mystery in which John Mannering flies out to India to help an old friend. There is a Maharajah who seeks credit, a dealer in jewels whose main interest is drugs, and an attempted detention. The Baron and his friend both have enemies — dealing not just in diamonds, but also death.

Whilst returning home from a cricket match at his father's country home, the Honourable Richard Rollison - alias The Toff - comes across an accident which proves to be a mystery. As he delves deeper into the matter with his usual perseverance and thoroughness , murder and suspense form the backdrop to a fast moving and exciting adventure.

John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’), a retired jewel thief, is tempted back into his former occupation by a strange Frenchman who visits him. He becomes involved in a search for a famous jewel collection. However, he finds himself at odds with his old friend Supt. Bristow of Scotland Yard, and on the run as ‘The Baron’ once again .....

Inspector West embarks upon a rest cure, but finds no change as blackmail, kidnap, and multiple murder still dominate his life. There is also an adversary well known to him, but he dare not make an arrest .... for now! Full of action and danger, this is one of the best 'West' novels.

‘The Toff’ is looking forward to cricket, but other events take over. A member of his team is stabbed and a pretty girl flees. She then disappears after an unusual conversation with her pursuer; another woman is murdered; and bullets are fired from a speeding car. Blackmail is afoot and it all revolves around two young ladies who look alike.

‘The Toff’ is on a train when the carriage is hit by bullets. Behind the mystery is Bruce Drayton, who claims to have invented a nylon substitute, but there are rumours he did not. Drayton then vanishes and his girlfriend seeks ‘The Toff’’s help, demanding a quick result, but then ceases to co-operate – under the influence of a dubious Colonel.