The Toff is a series of crime fiction/adventure novels by English author John Creasey. “The Toff” is the nickname that belongs to The Honourable Richard Rollison. A “toff” is British slang for an upper-crust type with a top hat, monocle, and bowtie. The Toff uses a caricature of this as his calling card while he works as an amateur sleuth.

John Creasey began his Toff series in 1938 with the novel Introducing the Toff. Creasey wrote a total of 59 novels in this series, concluding with The Toff and the Dead Man’s Finger in 1978. Below is a list of John Creasey’s Toff books in order of when they were originally released (which is also their chronological order)

Publication Order of Toff Books

Introducing the Toff(1938)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff Goes On(1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff Steps Out(1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Here Comes the Toff(1940)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff Breaks In(1940)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Salute the Toff(1941)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff Proceeds(1941)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff Goes to Market(1942)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff is Back(1942)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff Among the Millions(1943)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Accuse the Toff(1943)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Curate / The Toff and the Deadly Parson / The Toff and the Deadly Priest(1944)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Great Illusion(1944)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Feathers for the Toff(1945)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Lady(1946)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff on Ice / Poison for the Toff(1946)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hammer the Toff(1947)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff in Town(1948)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff Takes Shares(1948)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and Old Harry(1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff on Board(1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fool the Toff(1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kill the Toff(1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Knife for the Toff(1951)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Mask for the Toff / The Toff Goes Gay(1951)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hunt the Toff(1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Call the Toff(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff Down Under / Break the Toff(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder Out of the Past(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff at Camp / The Toff at Butlin's(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff at the Fair / Last Laugh for the Toff(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Six for the Toff / A Score for the Toff(1955)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Deep Blue Sea(1955)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Make-Up for the Toff / Kiss the Toff(1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff in New York(1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Model for the Toff(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff on Fire(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Stolen Tresses(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Terror for the Toff / The Toff on the Farm(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Double for the Toff(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Runaway Bride(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Doll for the Toff(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Rocket for the Toff(1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Kidnapped Child(1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Follow the Toff(1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Toughs / The Toff and the Teds(1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Leave it to the Toff(1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Spider(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff in Wax(1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Bundle for the Toff(1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stars for the Toff(1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Golden Boy(1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Fallen Angels(1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vote for the Toff(1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Trip-Trip-Triplets(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Terrified Taxman(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Sleepy Cowboy(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Crooked Copper(1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Toff and the Dead Man's Finger(1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The Toff and the Curate was later published as The Toff and the Deadly Parson. The Toff on Ice is also known as Poison for The Toff. The Toff Goes Gay was also released under the title of A Mask for the Toff. The Toff Down Under was also published as Break the Toff. The Toff at the Fair was re-titled Last Laugh For The Toff. A Six for the Toff was also published under the title A Score for the Toff. Make-Up for the Toff is also known as Kiss the Toff. The Toff on the Farm can also be found under the title Terror for the Toff. The Toff and the Teds was also published as The Toff and the Toughs.

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Toff Synopsis: Introducing the Toff by John Creasey is the first book in the Toff series. Whilst returning home from a cricket match at his father’s country home, the Honourable Richard Rollison – better known as The Toff – comes across an accident which proves to be a mystery. As he looks deeper into the matter with his usual perseverance and thoroughness, murder and suspense form the backdrop to a fast moving and exciting adventure.

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