The Urgent Hangman

Slim Callaghan had been hired by beautiful Cynthis Meraulton to stop her cousins getting her step-father's money. But when the old man is murdered, the only suspect with no alibi and a giant motive is Cynthis. Slim always played his cases the way they came, but it turned out the Meraulton job had more twists than a hangman's rope. '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 Book Review

About the author

Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse Cheyney (1896-1951) 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.

Summary

The master of British noir

Product details

• Authors: Peter Cheyney
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.01.2014
• EAN: 9781471901591
• ISBN: 978-1-4719-0159-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Slim Callaghan; Slim Callaghan; Murder Room
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Classic crime, Classic crime and mystery fiction