"The finest of all Scotland Yard series" New York Times "Gideon is a bulldozer that never stops ... exciting and urgent" San Francisco Chronicle A policeman is caught in a web of corruption. A ruthless drug dealer spreads addiction and misery. Armed robbers bring terror to London's streets. Burglars threaten innocent people in their homes. And on the loose is a psychopathic child killer who must be caught before he claims more young victims. Leading the fight against these criminals is master detective George Gideon of Scotland Yard. A law enforcement legend, his crime solving abilities, integrity and intelligence are admired throughout London's world famous police headquarters while the city's villains fear his sharply analytical brain and immense physical presence. Gideon is no ordinary policeman. But this day from hell will test him like no other ... "Relentless realism ... a brilliant portrayal of a policeman at work" Daily Express "Gideon's London is alive and his author irresistibly readable" Punch "A portrait emerges that is probably very much like that of a good police officer" The Sunday Times "If you want a favourite detective you can't do better than Inspector George Gideon of Scotland Yard" Oakland Tribune "Gideon is one of the most believable and best drawn figures in mystery fiction" Hilary Waugh "Some of the best suspense reading ever to come over this desk" Knoxville News-Sentinel "John Creasey pioneered the British police procedural novel as we know it today" Shots Magazine