J.J. Connington

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  • Bibliography:
    32 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2012
  • Latest Book:
    November 2019
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Book List in Order: 32 titles

  • The Castleford Conundrum

    Philip Castleford was more than worried. Were all those years he had spent attending to Winifred's whims, enduring her habits, to count for nothing? He hadn't minded it too much for he thought that his daughter Hilary would have security - but now he...

  • Murder in the Maze

    'A really first-rate detective story' T. S. Eliot When twin brothers Roger and Neville Shandon are murdered by poisoned darts in Whistlefield's famous hedge maze, Sir Clinton Driffield arrives to restore order. He finds two terrified witnesses - vis...

  • The Tau Cross Mystery

    "The tenth Clinton Driffield detective novel, 1935's The Tau Cross Mystery . . . moves away from a country house milieu . . . to a well-conveyed setting in an English suburb beset with a multitude of sins. The mystery itself is meticulously clued and...

  • The Case With Nine Solutions

    The story revolves around the murder of a wealthy playboy, David Henley. When Henley is found dead in his locked study, the police are stumped as to how someone could have entered the room without leaving any clues. Enter Sir Clinton Driffield, a ren...

  • The Eye in the Museum

    The Eye in the Museum, first published in 1930, is the first book in author J. J. Connington’s series featuring Superintendent Ross of Scotland Yard. This ‘golden-age’ mystery centers on a young woman, Joyce Hazlemere, and her wealthy Aunt Evel...

  • Mystery at Lynden Sands

    When caretaker Peter Hay is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield must unravel a web of secrets surrounding the Fordingbridge family estate, Foxhills. As more strange events unfold, including the shooting of...

  • Nemesis at Raynham Parva

    'Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction' Spectator When Sir Clinton Driffield travels to the village of Raynham Parva to visit his sister, he little imagines that his latest case will involve his own family. H...

  • Tragedy at Ravensthorpe

    'Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction' - Spectator In Clinton Driffield's second case he must tangle with a plethora of crimes including robbery, murder and a disappearance - not to mention a Family Curs...

  • The Two Tickets Puzzle

    'Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction' Spectator When Oswald F. Preston is shot dead on the 10.35 local train from Horston, two obvious suspects are immediately in the frame: his wife's lover and an employer ...



  • The Boathouse Riddle

    When Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield goes to stay with his friend Wendover, mysterious goings-on in the boathouse he owns soon attract the duo's attention. Lights go on and off, strangers come in and out, and a game warden is found murdered nea...

  • Common Sense Is All You Need

    When Pickford's body was found hanging from a beam in his garage, Inspector Loxton was sure that it was a case of suicide following a series of financial and domestic worries. Then came the criminologist with his slogan, 'Common sense is all you need...

  • The Four Defences

    An unidentified body is found in a blazing car. A man in the locality is missing. But the corpse in the car is not that of the missing man, though someone has made an uncommonly thorough job of faking it to seem so. And just because his unknown oppon...

  • Jack-in-the-Box

    When recently exhumed church relics are stolen from a small English village the theft is quickly followed by four murders.The joint inheritance of a piece of property supplies a motive but the cause of death is mystery. Cue Sir Clinton Driffield, who...

  • Murder Will Speak

    Thief, criminal and probably a coward, would Hyson have had the courage to kill himself or did someone catch up with him? Did his death have anything to do with Mrs Telford, who committed suicide shortly before? The Inspector, anticipating a routine ...

  • Tom Tiddler's Island

    A young couple, the Trents, arrive on the lonely islet of Ruffa - where a large house has been lent to them for part of their honeymoon - and stumble upon mystery. Gold is being exported from Ruffa in quantity. Where does it come from? From the Armad...

  • Truth Comes Limping

    When two corpses are found in a small English village, all who have a go at solving the crime are completely baffled, and spur the local Chief Constable to investigating. Local gossip, blackmail and a family feud form the ingredients that point towar...

  • The Twenty-One Clues

    The Constable was content to call it a suicide pact. All the evidence was there. The bodies of John Barratt and Mrs Callis were discovered in a lovers' nook among some bracken. Beside them was a pistol with Barratt's fingerprints on it, and torn up l...

  • The Counsellor

    Every Sunday on Radio Ardennes, the Counsellor had his hour. His voice clear, expressive and sympathetic as it answered a selection of the queries that crowded his post-bag. 'Just ask a question' was his motto. But even he did not expect Wallace What...

  • The Dangerfield Talisman

    In the first place there was the Dangerfield Talisman, an ancient golden armlet set with diamonds and valued at $50,000 - an unguarded treasure, which, although stolen more than once, always came back. Second was the Dangerfield Secret. The last thie...



  • Death at Swaythling Court

    Hubbard made his money in blackmail, most detestable blackmail at that. A wealthy, lisping butterfly collector, there were no special regrets when he was found dead at his desk in his own home. Yet Colonel Sanderstead felt it his duty to probe the af...

  • The Ha-Ha Case

    It was at the hidden stone wall in the spinney that Johnnie Brandon, rabbit shooting with a party of guests, was instantly killed by a shotgun charge. That day he had attained his majority, but the night before he had been discovered in a compromisin...

  • In Whose Dim Shadow

    In this, the tenth Clinton Driffield mystery, the action moves away from a country setting to the English suburbs, inhabited by a cast of unusual diversity: an ambitious young policeman, a naive journalist, an elderly clerk with dreams of foreign tra...

  • A Minor Operation

    There was blood on the drawing-room floor and Hazel Deerhurst had disappeared wearing slippers over walking shoes, two pairs of stockings and a bright silk kimono. First investigations shed interesting light on Hazel. A mysterious machine is found at...

  • No Past Is Dead

    It was not altogether surprising that Ambrose Brenthurst was found brutally murdered outside Fountain Court the night he had presided over the diner meeting of the 'Hernshaw Thirteen Club'.Many were the potential murderers - some of them guests at th...

  • The Sweepstake Murders

    Nine men formed a sweepstake syndicate. One man died. To forestall legal argument they agreed that only living members should share any winnings. They won £241,920. And then the deadly arithmetic began. Nine less one left eight shares worth £30,240...

  • The Sweepstakes Murders

  • The Boat-House Riddle

    In this Golden Age mystery classic the famous Sir Clinton Driffield reappears. A young land owner, Colin Keith-Westerton, has just brought home his bride, who is accompanied by her confessor, a French priest. They settle down temporarily at the Dower...

  • Gold Brick Island

    Mr. Connington here turns from the straight detective story to a mystery tale-a real thriller. The Trents have been lent for their honeymoon a large house on the lonely islet of Ruffa. Shortly after arriving, Trent accidentally intercepts a mysteriou...

  • Grim Vengeance

    From the dustjacket of the first edition: “Two murders at night, both the victims foreigners; and when Sir Clinton Driffield, visiting his sister, is forced to suspect the South American whom his niece has just married, he finds himself faced with ...



  • The Brandon Case

    Readers who like to take their detective stories straight have found that Connington's name on a title-page guarantees a zestful contest of wits. This story is one of his best, a puzzle in which every piece is presented for the reader's inspection un...

  • Nordenholt's Million

    Alfred Walter Stewart was born on the 5th September 1880 in Glasgow, Scotland.He was educated at Glasgow High School before entering Glasgow University to earn his doctorate in chemistry in 1902. Such was his talent that he was awarded the Mackay-Sm...

  • The Two Ticket Puzzle

    The Two Ticket Puzzle, first published in 1930, is a traditional British murder mystery; the victim is killed by a gunshot aboard a local train; however, the autopsy reveals that the fatal bullets were of differing calibers. Several suspects are imme...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J.J. Connington has published 32 books.

J.J. Connington does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Two Ticket Puzzle, was published in November 2019.

The first book by J.J. Connington, Murder in the Maze, was published in March 2012.

No. J.J. Connington does not write books in series.
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