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  Goldfish have no Hiding Place

  by James Hadley Chase

  Eastlake is the kind of place where 'nice' people live - nice, well-off, civilised people. People who know all about each other and where everyone knows everyone else's business - rather like living in a goldfish bowl. So when scanners are set up in the self-service shop in an attempt to catch petty shoplifters, it comes as rather a surprise when some dark secrets begin to emerge. A perfect opportunity for... (more)
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  Just a Matter of Time

  by James Hadley Chase

  An old lady’s will seems to be causing quite a stir. Suddenly everyone wants to get in on the action, everyone that is, including a master forger, a hospital nurse, a young delinquent, a bank executive and, to make matters worse, a professional killer. With such ingredients, a showdown seems inevitable and James Hadley Chase adds enough suspense to keep you guessing right up to the very last page.
• You Must Be KiddingJames Hadley Chase

  

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  You Must Be Kidding

  by James Hadley Chase

  Corgi edition paperback, fine
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  Make the Corpse Walk

  by James Hadley Chase

  Crazed millionaire Kester Weidmann believes money can buy everything - even life and death. So when his brother dies, Weidmann seeks the services of a voodoo expert to bring him back to life. He finds Rollo, a crooked nightclub owner who seizes the opportunity for the biggest con of the century. But Rollo had not reckoned for the involvement of Celie, his exotic mistress, and Butch, the nightclub's bouncer. And he... (more)
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  Have this One on Me

  by James Hadley Chase

  Mark Girland, good-for-nothing secret agent with a distinct weakness for money and women, finds himself in Prague for his latest adventure. Events in the Communist country prove all too much for Girland as he comes face to face with a sinister world of deception, fraud and corruption. The result is another gripping thriller from the James Hadley Chase Library.
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  Hit and Run

  by James Hadley Chase

  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... (more)
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  My Laugh Comes Last

  by James Hadley Chase

  Farrell Brannigan, President of the National Californian Bank, is an extremely successful man. So when he builds another bank in an up-and-coming town on the Pacific coast, he is given worldwide publicity, and this new bank is hailed as 'the safest bank in the world'. But Brannigan's success came at a price and he made many enemies on his way up the ladder. It seems that one of them is now set on revenge and... (more)
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  You Have Yourself a Deal

  by James Hadley Chase

  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... (more)
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  An Ace Up My Sleeve

  by James Hadley Chase

  When three very different people come together, all out for the same thing and prepared to go to any lengths to get it, the stakes are likely to be high. But, for a wealthy middle-aged woman, an international lawyer and a young American, games of bluff and counter-bluff quickly develop into a dangerous and deadly battle. As the action hots up, Chase weaves a fast-moving story of blackmail, intrigue and extortion... (more)
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  There's a Hippie on the Highway

  by James Hadley Chase

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  Sucker Punch

  by James Hadley Chase

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  Do Me a Favour-Drop Dead

  by James Hadley Chase

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  Whiff of Money

  by James Hadley Chase

  Secret Agent Mark Kirkland has been given the task of locating and retrieving three pornographic films. His mission must remain top secret as the films, rather embarrassingly, feature the daughter of the future president of the United States. His quest leads him to the depths of Bavaria where he finds Soviet agent, Malik, and sidekick Lu Silk also rather interested in the whereabouts of the films. Who will find... (more)
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  So what happens to me?

  by James Hadley Chase

  Hijacking aircrafts seems to have become the latest fashion. Everyone is at it. Colonel Bernie Olson, ex-bomber pilot, decides to cash in on this latest trend and enlists the support of his ex-flight mechanic, Jack Crane, to lend a hand. Planning a simple hijack shouldn’t be that difficult, but they soon discover that they didn’t account for every eventuality. This is no ordinary hijack and the plot twists and... (more)
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  The Fast Buck

  by James Hadley Chase

  International jewel thief, Paul Hater, knows a secret that everyone wants to know - and will go to any lengths to uncover. How long can he remain silent? When Hater is arrested in possession of a stolen necklace, the police use every possible means to persuade him to reveal the location of the rest of the collection. He remains silent and so begins his twenty-year prison sentence. Having exhausted all their... (more)
• Just Another SuckerJames Hadley Chase

  

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  Just Another Sucker

  by James Hadley Chase

• This is for Real [Hardcover] by James Hadley ChaseEnid Blyton

  

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  This is for Real [Hardcover] by James Hadley Chase

  by Enid Blyton

• I'll Get You For ThisJames Hadley Chase

  

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  I'll Get You For This

  by James Hadley Chase

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  You Never Know with Women

  by James Hadley Chase

  Veda Rux, a beautiful blonde, known professionally as a stripper, steals a priceless Cellini dagger from the safe in millionaire Lindsay Brett's home. Her agent, Cornelius Gorman, approaches Floyd Jackson, a private investigator and first-rate blackmailer, and asks him to return the dagger before the theft is discovered. Jackson should have known there was something wrong with the whole situation, but, blinded by... (more)
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  Lay Her Among the Lilies

  by James Hadley Chase