Series from 1960
The killing of a man who embezzled five million dollars of gold bullion prompts secret agent John Drake to investigate.
When a professor is murdered in broad daylight, secret agent John Drake is enlisted to track down the assassin.
A foreign senator is murdered in the presence of his blind relative, Josetta. Rioting ensues due to a rumor that the American government was behind the killing, and secret agent John Drake is sent in.
John Drake visits the Arabian coast to investigate illegal slave trading. Disguised as a slave trader himself, his questions meet with strong resistance from both locals and an Englishman who seems intent on keeping him away.
Baravian President Pablo Gomez and his wife Maria visit London. Their government suspects Baravian exiles may be plotting against them, and enlists John Drake to protect the couple. Drake soon gets word of a bomb that has been planted to go off.
President Varnold, the leader of a friendly country, is in critical condition after an assassination attempt. His location in a hospital is a secret. But when a young lady found wandering the countryside seems to know something of the hospital, John Drake suspects the president's life may again be in danger.
