Redhead

By John Creasey

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 has become involved with an American underworld boss who is planning to expand his business to Britain. Will he be able to bob and weave his way out of the gangster’s clutches, with some help from the detectives of Department Z—or will this be his final match?
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Sep 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781911295358

John Creasey

Master crime fiction writer John Creasey's near 600 titles have sold more than 80 million copies in over 25 languages under both his own name and ten other pseudonyms. His style varied with each identity and led to him being regarded as a literary phenomena. Amongst the many series written were 'Gideon of Scotland Yard', 'The Toff', 'The Baron', 'Dr. Palfrey' and 'Inspector West', as JJ Marric, Michael Halliday, Patrick Dawlish and others. During his lifetime Creasey enjoyed an ever increasing reputation both in the UK and overseas, especially the USA. This was further enhanced by constant revision of his works in order to assure the best possible be presented to his readers and also by many awards, not least of which was being honoured twice by the Mystery Writers of America, latterly as Grand Master. He also found time to found the Crime Writers Association and become heavily involved in British politics - standing for Parliament and founding a movement based on finding the best professionals in each sphere to run things. 'He leads a field in which Agatha Christie is also a runner.' - Sunday Times.

Reviews for Redhead

[kindleifier · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another enjoyable romp from the ever reliable John Creasey.If you analyse his thrillers you can see the formula - the heroes are young men of great strength and physical prowess; gentlemen (in every sense of the word) of wit and humour, who rarely seemed to have to work for a living, with a group of like-minded friends who are always ready to drop everything and battle the forces of evil. There is a beautiful girl in peril with whom our hero falls instantly in love. And of course, there is a villainous criminal master-mind.But forget about the formula. Creasey's books are always fun to read, and this is no exception. It centres around two cousins who fall foul of the mysterious Redhead - leader of a vicious criminal gang that is terrorising America. After an attempt on their lives, the cousins reluctantly allow the authorities to smuggle them out of the country. It is on their voyage home that they come across a troubled young man whose sister is being preyed upon by an arrogant and dangerous individual called Wenlock. The cousins take delight in baiting Wenlock who responds murderously.There are some very neat plot twists, which I did not see coming, and the final page left me with a grin on my face.It's a good read. Give it a go!Disclaimer. I received a free copy of Redhead in exchange for an honest review.

[redqueen-10 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Guns! Gangsters! Dames! What else do you need? Written in the 30s, there are a certain amount of casual ethnic slurs and cultural assumptions which are a bit jarring. That's the price for seeing the historical basis of the modern thriller. My only complaint is the occasional attempt to write in dialect, which is a personal bete noir. Fun, exciting, twisty and satisfying at the end.