Death was falling, swiftly, ruthlessly. It made you very conscious of living.After eight years abroad, Michael Stephen is back in Second World War London—the fortunate survivor of a shipwreck. Avoiding the incessant bombing of the Blitz, he instead gets swept up into something even more perilous—a mystery involving an international plot. It is one which will strike at the heart of the British war effort.The plot takes Stephen on an amazing journey of subterfuge, secret codes, nightclubs, spies, rural England and romance.Danger at my Heels was originally published in 1943. This new edition includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.

"Murder's an ugly thing!" Detective Inspector Haig said. "Maybe you'll not want to attend the funeral."As the door closed, Thelma said, "I know one funeral I wouldn't mind attending."With a million-dollar secret in his possession, a mysterious stranger travels from Australia to London to meet violent death just before he can accomplish his mission. And it is up to Rex Haig, of Scotland Yard, to find not only the stranger's murderer but to fathom his generation-dead reason for this most bizarre of visits.Rex Haig uses a minor villain as bait to catch the killers—only to be led deeper into a baffling puzzle involving beautiful heiress Joan Hamilton; Tony Miller and his jealous mistress; operators of a confidence swindle of staggering proportions; and most bizarre of all, the mad occupant of the gloomy, castle-like Towers—an old man whose passion is playing with dolls!The Body on the Pavement was originally published in 1942. This new...