John Creasey

John Creasey (1908–1973) was an English author who wrote crime, mystery and science fiction novels and who founded the Crime Writers' Association in 1953.

Creasey created recurring characters used across multiple novels; the review notes Dr. Palfrey as a recurring figure. The reviewed novel (1962) is also known in Italian as 'Terrore su Londra'.

The provided review situates John Creasey’s 1962 The Terror: The Return of Dr. Palfrey in Cold War and British-postwar context. The reviewer treats the novel as a sci-fi-tinged spy story with a sober style and period language. The review is critical but urges contextual reading.

For:Readers of classic British crime, Cold War-era science fiction and mid-century spy fiction