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Three dazzling sisters are suspects in the killing of their own mother. If only Viola could have predicted the potential for danger when she drafted the will that prevents any of her daughters from being married strictly for her fortune. But no case of murder and intrigue is too knotty for shrewd detective Slim Callaghan, who stirs up the calm waters of the tiny village of Alfriston, leaving chaos in his wake and a stunningly solved puzzle at this adventure's thrilling close.

About the author

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.

Summary

The master of British noir

Product details

• Authors: Peter Cheyney
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.01.2014
• EAN: 9781471901706
• ISBN: 978-1-4719-0170-6
• No. of pages: 240
• 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