In the series of adventure novels by John Creasey, the Toff is the nickname of the Honourable Richard Rollison, an upper-class crime sleuth. Creasey published almost 60 Toff adventures, beginning with Introducing the Toff in 1938 and continuing through The Toff and the Crooked Copper, published in 1977, four years after the author's death. Rollison is in many ways similar to Simon Templar, although Creasey's other character The Baron bears an even closer resemblance. Unlike Templar, Rollison has no earlier life of crime, although he frequently breaks or bends the law in pursuing his investigations. Rollison's calling card includes a caricature of a toff—a line drawing with a top hat, monocle, bow-tie and cigarette with a holder. His flat includes a trophy wall, on which is a memento of every case Rollison helped to solve. In these stories Rollison is moderately well-known, as his exploits are frequently reported in the newspapers. He is as at home in upper-crust society circles as he is in the East End of London. Bibliography The Toff was introduced in the tuppenny weekly crime magazine The Thriller in 1933, while the first novel was published in 1938. Magazines The Black Circle, The Thriller, 2 Dec 1933 Murder of a Tramp, The Thriller, 13 Jul 1935 The Man Who Knew, The Thriller, 6 Mar 1937 The Toff and the Terrified Lady, The Creasey Mystery Magazine, Aug 1956 Death to Joy, The Creasey Mystery Magazine, Sep 1956 The Toff Beside the Sea, The Creasey Mystery Magazine, Feb 1957 The Toff Takes Shares, John Creasey Mystery Magazine, Oct 1958 The Love Racket, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, May 1959 "Hate for the Toff", Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, Oct 1959 The Toff and the Unknown Victim, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, Nov 1959 "Death Beneath the Apple Tree", John Creasey Mystery Magazine, Apr 1960 "The Toff and the Watching Eyes", John Creasey Mystery Magazine, Jan 1962 "Race to Death", John Creasey Mystery Magazine, Mar 1962 The Toff and the Killer, John Creasey Mystery Magazine, Apr 1962 "The Mark of the Thief", John Creasey Mystery Magazine, Dec 1963 Books Introducing the Toff (1938) The Toff Steps Out (1939) The Toff Goes On (1939) Here Comes the Toff (1940) The Toff Breaks In (1940) Salute the Toff (1941) The Toff Proceeds (1941) The Toff Goes to Market (1942) The Toff Is Back (1942) The Toff Among Millions (1943) Accuse the Toff (1943) The