 Pseudonym of Cecil John Charles Street. He also wrote
under the pseudonyms 'John Rhode', and 'Cecil Waye'. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Desmond Merrion' Novels | |
| 1) The Secret of High Eldersham (Also published as: The Mystery of High Eldersham [1933]) | 1933 |
| 2) The Menace on the Downs | 1931 |
| 3) The Three Crimes | 1931 |
| 4) Death of Mr. Gantley | 1932 |
| 5) Death at the Crossroads | 1933 |
| 6) Fate at the Fair | 1933 |
| 7) Tragedy at the Thirteenth Hole | 1933 |
| 8) The Charabanc Mystery | 1934 |
| 9) To Catch a Thief | 1934 |
| 10) The Devereux Court Mystery | 1935 |
| 11) The Milk Churn Murder (US Title: The Clue of the Silver Brush [1936]) | 1935 |
| 12) Death in the Tunnel (US Title: Dark Is the Tunnel [1936]) | 1936 |
| 13) Murder of a Chemist | 1936 |
| 14) Where Is Barbara Prentice? (US Title: The Clue of the Silver Cellar [1937]) | 1936 |
| 15) Death at the Club (US Title: The Clue of the Fourteen Keys [1937]) | 1937 |
| 16) Murder in Crown Passage (US Title: The Man with the Tattooed Face [1937]) | 1937 |
| 17) Death at Low Tide | 1938 |
| 18) The Platinum Cat | 1938 |
| 19) Death Leaves No Card | 1939 |
| 20) Mr. Babbacombe Dies | 1939 |
| 21) Death Takes a Flat (US Title: Vacancy with Corpse [1941]) | 1940 |
| 22) Look Alive | 1940 |
| 23) Mr. Westerby Missing | 1940 |
| 24) Murder in the Coalhole (US Title: Written in Dust [1940]) | 1940 |
| 25) Death of Two Brothers | 1941 |
| 26) Up the Garden Path (US Title: Death Visits Downspring [1941]) | 1941 |
| 27) This Undesirable Residence (US Title: Death at Ash House [1942]) | 1941 |
| 28) Dead Stop | 1943 |
| 29) Murder, M.D. (US Title: Who Killed the Doctor? [1943]) | 1943 |
| 30) Four-Ply Yarn (US Title: The Shadow on the Cliff [1944]) | 1944 |
| 31) The Three Corpse Trick | 1944 |
| 32) Early Morning Murders (US Title: Accidents Do Happen [1946]) | 1945 |
| 33) Not a Leg to Stand On | 1945 |
| 34) The Cat Jumps | 1946 |
| 35) Situation Vacant | 1946 |
| 36) Heir to Lucifer | 1947 |
| 37) A Will in the Way | 1947 |
| 38) Death in Shallow Water | 1948 |
| 39) Devil's Reckoning | 1948 |
| 40) Death Takes the Living (US Title: The Disappearing Parson [1949]) | 1949 |
| 41) Ground for Suspicion | 1950 |
| 42) A Village Afraid | 1950 |
| 43) Beware Your Neighbor | 1951 |
| 44) Murder Out of School | 1951 |
| 45) Murder on Duty | 1952 |
| 46) Heir to Murder | 1953 |
| 47) Something to Hide | 1953 |
| 48) Murder in Absence | 1954 |
| 49) Unwanted Corpse | 1954 |
| 50) A Crime in Time | 1955 |
| 51) Murder Unrecognized | 1955 |
| 52) Death in a Duffle Coat | 1956 |
| 53) Found Drowned | 1956 |
| 54) The Chinese Puzzle | 1957 |
| 55) The Moth-Watch Murder | 1957 |
| 56) Bones in the Brickfield | 1958 |
| 57) Death Takes a Detour | 1958 |
| 58) Return from the Dead | 1959 |
| 59) A Smell of Smoke | 1959 |
| 60) Death Paints a Picture | 1960 |
| 61) Legacy of Death | 1960 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Hardway Diamonds Mystery | 1930 |
| 2) Murder at the Moorings | 1932 |
| As 'John Rhode' | |
| 'Dr. Lancelot Priestley' Novels | |
| 1) Dr. Priestley's Quest | 1926 |
| 2) The Ellerby Case | 1927 |
| 3) Mademoiselle from Armentieres | 1927 |
| 4) The Murders in Praed Street | 1928 |
| 5) Tragedy at the Unicorn | 1928 |
| 6) The Davidson Case (US Title: Murder at Bratton Grange [1929]) | 1929 |
| 7) The House on Tollard Ridge | 1929 |
| 8) Peril at Cranbury Hall | 1930 |
| 9) Pinehurst (US Title: Dr. Priestley Investigates [1930]) | 1930 |
| 10) The Hanging Woman | 1931 |
| 11) Tragedy on the Line | 1931 |
| 12) Dead Men at the Folly | 1932 |
| 13) Mystery at Greycombe Farm (US Title: The Fire at Greycombe Farm [1932]) | 1932 |
| 14) The Claverton Mystery (US Title: The Claverton Affair [1933]) | 1933 |
| 15) The Motor Rally Mystery (US Title: Dr. Priestley Lays a Trap [1933]) | 1933 |
| 16) The Venner Crime | 1933 |
| 17) Poison for One | 1934 |
| 18) The Robthorne Mystery | 1934 |
| 19) Shot at Dawn | 1934 |
| 20) The Corpse in the Car | 1935 |
| 21) Hendon's First Case | 1935 |
| 22) Mystery at Olympia (US Title: Murder at the Motor Show [1936]) | 1935 |
| 23) Death at Breakfast | 1936 |
| 24) In Face of the Verdict (US Title: In the Face of the Verdict [1940]) | 1936 |
| 25) Death in the Hop Fields (US Title: The Harvest Murder [1937]) | 1937 |
| 26) Death on the Board (US Title: Death Sits on the Board [1937]) | 1937 |
| 27) Proceed with Caution (US Title: Body Unidentified [1938]) | 1938 |
| 28) The Bloody Tower (US Title: The Tower of Evil [1938]) | 1938 |
| 29) Invisible Weapons | 1938 |
| 30) Death on Sunday (US Title: The Elm Tree Murder [1939]) | 1939 |
| 31) Death Pays a Dividend | 1939 |
| 32) Drop to His Death (US Title: Fatal Descent [1939]) (with Carter Dickson) | 1939 |
| 33) Death on the Boat Train | 1940 |
| 34) Murder at Lilac Cottage | 1929 |
| 35) Death at the Helm | 1941 |
| 36) They Watched by Night (US Title: Signal for Death [1941]) | 1941 |
| 37) The Fourth Bomb | 1942 |
| 38) Night Exercise (US Title: Dead of the Night [1942]) | 1942 |
| 39) Dead on the Track | 1943 |
| 40) Men Die at Cyprus Lodge | 1943 |
| 41) Death Invades the Meeting | 1944 |
| 42) Vegetable Duck (US Title: Too Many Suspects [1945]) | 1944 |
| 43) The Bricklayer's Arms (US Title: Shadow of a Crime [1945]) | 1945 |
| 44) Death in Harley Street | 1946 |
| 45) The Lake House (US Title: Secret of the Lake House [1946]) | 1946 |
| 46) Death of an Author | 1947 |
| 47) Nothing But the Truth (US Title: Experiment in Crime [1947]) | 1947 |
| 48) The Paper Bag (US Title: The Links in the Chain [1948]) | 1948 |
| 49) The Telephone Call (US Title: Shadow of an Alibi [1948]) | 1948 |
| 50) Blackthorn House | 1949 |
| 51) Up the Garden Path (US Title: The Fatal Garden [1949]) | 1949 |
| 52) Family Affairs (US Title: The Last Suspect [1951]) | 1950 |
| 53) The Two Graphs (US Title: Double Identities [1950]) | 1950 |
| 54) Dr. Goodwood's Locum (US Title: The Affair of the Substitute Doctor [1951]) | 1951 |
| 55) The Secret Meeting | 1951 |
| 56) Death in Wellington Road | 1952 |
| 57) By Registered Post (US Title: The Mysterious Suspect [1953]) | 1953 |
| 58) Death at the Dance | 1953 |
| 59) Death at the Inn (US Title: The Case of the Forty Thieves [1954]) | 1953 |
| 60) Death on the Lawn | 1954 |
| 61) The Dovebury Murders | 1954 |
| 62) Death of a Godmother (US Title: Delayed Payment [1956]) | 1955 |
| 63) The Domestic Agency (US Title: Grave Matters [1955]) | 1950 |
| 64) An Artist Dies (US Title: Death of an Artist [1956]) | 1956 |
| 65) Open Verdict | 1956 |
| 66) Death of a Bridegroom | 1957 |
| 67) Robbery with Violence | 1957 |
| 68) Death Takes a Partner | 1958 |
| 69) Licensed for Murder | 1958 |
| 70) Murder at Derivale | 1958 |
| 71) Three Cousins Die | 1959 |
| 72) The Fatal Pool | 1960 |
| 73) Twice Dead | 1960 |
| 74) The Vanishing Diary | 1961 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) A.S.F.: The Story of a Great Conspiracy (US Title: The White Menace [1926]) | 1924 |
| 2) The Double Florin | 1924 |
| 3) The Alarm | 1925 |
| 4) The Paddington Mystery | 1925 |
| As 'Cecil Waye' | |
| 1) Murder at Monk's Barn | 1931 |
| 2) The Figure of Eight | 1931 |
| 3) The End of the Chase | 1932 |
| 4) The Prime Minister's Pencil | 1933 |