Peter Cheyney

Broschiertes Buch

Uneasy Terms

A Slim Callaghan Thriller

Beschreibung

If you have nerve enough to kill someone, you have nerve enough for anything. Three dazzling sisters are suspects in the murder of their own mother. If only Viola could have predicted the potential danger when she drafted the will - which prevented any of her daughters being married strictly for her fortune. But no case is too intriguing for shrewd detective Slim Callaghan, who stirs up seemingly calm waters in the tiny village of Alfriston, leaving chaos in his wake and a stunningly solved puzzle at the adventure's thrilling close. One of the author's finest stories of mystery and detection. Uneasy Terms was originally published in 1946. 'Peter Cheyney is the Damon Runyon of crime' The Times 'Slim Callaghan's quick wit and knowledge of rough and tumble place him in the top ranks of private eyes. What a man!' New York Times 'A Peter Cheyney novel always tingles with life' Daily Sketch

Autor

Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse Cheyney was born in Whitechapel in the East End of London. After serving as a lieutenant during the First World War, he worked as a police reporter and freelance investigator until he found success with his first Lemmy Caution novel. In his lifetime Cheyney was a prolific and wildly successful author, selling, in 1946 alone, over 1.5 million copies of his books. His work was also enormously popular in France, and inspired Jean-Luc Godard's character of the same name in his dystopian sci-fi film Alphaville. The master of British noir, in Lemmy Caution Peter Cheyney created the blueprint for the tough-talking, hard-drinking pulp fiction detective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dean Street Press
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 131mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 215g
• ISBN-13: 9781915014177
• ISBN-10: 1915014174
• Artikelnr.: 63241363