Thugs and Economies — John Creasey

Commander George Gideon, Scotland Yard's finest detective, is faced with a battle over economies as well as fighting a serious crime wave. In London there are ruthless big-time thugs to be combatted; thieves to be caught; and petty crooks trying to punch above their weight. At the same time an obsessed maniac is preying on little girls on the crowded beaches of an East Coast town. Gideon risks everything in an effort to sort out the chaos.