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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...

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...

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...

Department Z tracks down a doomsday weapon in an edge-of-your-seat spy thriller from the Edgar Award–winning author who sold eighty million books worldwide. Professor Toller has created a weapon that could change the world as we know it. The threat is imminent as the professor and his formula are kidnapped, and it is left to the head of Department Z, Gordon Craigie, to save the day. Department Z is a small and little-known faction of the intelligence...

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...

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...

The thrilling Department Z series continues as an assassination attempt leads to political turmoil-from the author who sold eighty million books worldwide. Agent Gordon Craigie faces a crisis of international proportions when an attempted assassination of a Russian diplomat at a top-level international conference in London threatens negotiations. Craigie and the Department Z team must work to ensure the safety of all the delegates whilst investigating...

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. As...

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...

A serial killer stalks the agents of Department Z in a rip-roaring thriller from the Edgar Award–winning author who sold eighty million books worldwide. London, 1941. In the unending darkness of the London Blackout, an assassin slinks through the night, striking down victims with deadly accuracy. His targets are agents, killed while on watch. Department Z is baffled. Who is the silent killer, why is he targeting them, and what is their secret...