Hit and Run

Cornwall, UK: House of Stratus - An Imprint of Stratus Books, Ltd, 2000. First Stratus Edition . Trade Paperback. As New. 5 1/4" X 8 1/4. Burville-Riley, Marc - Cover Design. 245 Pages. As New no defects and interior text pages are flawless. James Hadley Chase has been hailed as the thriller maestro for the generation, the king of all thriller writers and a master of the art of his deception. During he life, he wrote some eighty titles, each one thrilling and delighting his readers with their fast-moving tales of murder, intrigue, blackmail and espionage. Hadley Chase was born Rene Brabazon Raymond and wrote under the names of James L Dochery, Ambrose Grand, and Raymond Marshall. Lucille Aitkin was the kind of woman who encouraged men to run around after her and most men were more than happy to do so - so why did she suddenly want to learn to drive rather than being chauffer-driven in style? And why was Chester Scott's Cadillac covered with bloodstains on the wrong side? And at the same time, why was patrol officer O'Brien run over on a deserted beach road when he should have been on duty on the highway? It seems that somebody knows how these events are connected, and whoever it is seems intent on blackmail.