You Have Yourself a Deal [Paperback]

James Hadley Chase (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

On a dark, sinister night, a woman is found wandering around Paris' 4th arrondissement suffering from amnesia. This appears at first to be a simple case of a missing person turned up - until the initials of the leading Chinese atomic scientist are found tattooed on her buttock. This is the beginning of a dramatic adventure into the world of international espionage and intrigue with a thrilling and breathtaking conclusion.

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About the Author

James Hadley Chase has been hailed as 'the thriller maestro of the generation', 'the king of all thriller writers' and a 'master of the art of his deception'. During his 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 Ren¿ Brabazon Raymond and he also wrote under the names of James L Dochery, Ambrose Grant and Raymond Marshall. He was born Ren¿ Brabazon Raymond in London in 1906. Whilst working as a bookseller he was inspired by American crime-writers and went on to write his own thrillers and gangster stories, also set in the United States. Success came with No Orchids for Miss Blandish which was published in 1939 and was one of the most successful books of the thirties, selling several million copies. George Orwell described it as 'a brilliant piece of writing with hardly a wasted word or a jarring note anywhere'. It was subsequently dramatised and performed on London's West End, and also made into a film. Chase went on to gain popularity for his numerous other gangster stories, and by the end of the war he was one of Britain's most successful thriller writers. During his career he travelled widely and produced some ninety books, also writing under the names of James L Dochery, Ambrose Grant and Raymond Marshall, although ironically he only visited the USA late in life, relying previously upon knowledge gleaned from dictionaries of slang and encyclopedias for the novels set there. His interests included photography (he was up to professional standard), reading and listening to classical music, being a particularly enthusiastic opera lover.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: House of Stratus (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842321196
• ISBN-13: 978-1842321195
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,651,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars You have yourself a deal, February 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: You Have Yourself a Deal (Paperback)

This book is one of five books involving the American CIA and the Russian KGB. The book is about espionage involving Mark Girland, a former CIA agent and his Russian counterpart, Malik, not ex-commando Corridon as one of the reviewers stated.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, May 15, 2000

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"jakuchie" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Have Yourself a Deal (Paperback)

One of his books on Corridon - as usual, a thriller masterpiece. Unfortunately, I've not been able to find Chase's books since I came to the US. Wish amazon.com could help.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Double Shuffle, December 13, 2003

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Michael Churchill Dibulo (l) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Have Yourself a Deal (Paperback)

When on a dark, sinister night, a woman is found wandering around Paris' 4th arrondissement suffering from amnesia. The story sounds somewhat controversial for the fact that it appears at first to be a simple case of a missing person turned up, but all of a sudden, the initials of the leading Chinese atomic scientist are found with tattoo on her buttock. This is just the starting point of a real tension-tensed and dramatic adventure of suspense and intrigue into the world of international espionage and shrewd illumination shrouded in a thrilling and fascinating breathtaking conclusion.