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James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by akhimself234: 6:52am On Jun 20, 2018
James Hadley Chase:

Facts you probably didn't
know about him

He was born on December 24, 1906.

He was born Rene Lodge Brabazon Raymond

James Hadley Chase was just one
of various pseudonyms (pen name)
he used, and the most popular
one. Others were James L. Docherty,
Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond and
Ambrose Grant.

Born to Colonel Francis Raymond
of the Colonial Indian Army, he served
in the Royal Airforce during
During World War II.

His writing career saw him produced
over 90 thriller books.

You can get hold of any or all of these
novels (paperbacks or hardcover)
easily straight from the U.S today on
Shop2Africa.com

For example, you can order the
novel "You've Got It Coming"
here https:///HPKZBX

50 of his books have been made
into films.

Below are the full list of his books:

1. No Orchids for Miss Blandish - 1939
2. The Dead Stay Dumb - 1941
3. The Dolls Bad News - 1941
4. Miss Callghan Comes to Grief - 1941
5. Get a Load of This - 1942
6. Miss Shumway Waves a Wand - 1944
7. Eve - 1945
8. I'll Get You for This - 1946
9. Last Page - 1947
10. The Flesh of the Orchid - 1948
11. You Never Know With Women - 1949
12. You're Lonely When You're Dead - 1949
13. Figure It Out for Yourself - 1950
14. Strictly for Cash - 1951
15. The Fast Buck - 1952
16. Double Shuffle - 1952
17. I'll Bury My Dead - 1953
18. This Way for a Shroud - 1953
19. Tiger By The Tail - 1954
20. Safer Dead - 1954
21. You've Got It Coming - 1955
22. There's Always a Price Tag - 1956
23. The Guilty Are Afraid - 1957
24. Not Safe to Be Free - 1958
25. Shock Treatment - 1959
26. The World In My Pocket - 1959
27. What's Better Than Money - 1960
28. Come Easy - Go Easy - 1960
29. A Lotus for Miss Quon - 1961
30. Just Another Sucker - 1961
31. I Would Rather Stay Poor - 1962
32. A Coffin from Hong Kong - 1962
33. One Bright Summer Morning - 1963
34. Tell It to The Birds - 1963
35. The Soft Centre - 1964
36. This is for Real - 1965
37. The Way the Cookie Crumbles - 1965
38. You Have Yourself A Deal - 1966
39. Cade - 1966
40. Have This One on Me - 1967
41. Well Now - My Pretty - 1967
42. An Ear to the Ground - 1968
43. Believed Violet - 1968
44. The Whiff of Money - 1969
45. The Vulture Is a Patient Bird - 1969
46. Like a Hole in the Head - 1970
47. There's a Hippie on the Highway - 1970
48. Want to Stay Alive? - 1971
49. An Ace Up My Sleeve - 1971
50. Just a Matter of Time - 1972
51. You're Dead Without Money - 1972
52. Have a Change of Scene - 1973
53. Knock, Knock! Who's There?
54. So What Happens To Me? - 1974
55. Goldfish Have No Hiding Place - 1974
56. Believe This - You'll Believe Anything - 1975
57. The Joker In The Pack - 1975
58. Do Me a Favour, Drop Dead - 1976
59. My Laugh Comes Last - 1977
60. I Hold the Four Aces - 1977
61. Consider Yourself Dead - 1978
62. You Must Be Kidding - 1979
63. A Can of Worms - 1979
64. You Can Say That Again - 1980
65. Try This One for Size - 1980
66. Hand Me a Fig Leaf - 1981
67. Have a Nice Night - 1982
68. We'll Share a Double Funeral - 1982
69. Not My Thing - 1983
70. Hit Them Where It Hurts - 1984
71. He Won't Need It Now - 1941
72. Lady, Here's Your Wreath - 1940
73. Just The Way It Is - 1944
74. Blonde's Requiem - 1945
75. Make The Corpse Walk - 1947
76. No Business of Mine - 1947
77. Trusted Like the Fox - 1948
78. The Paw in the Bottle - 1949
79. Mallory - 1950
80. But A Short Time To Live - 1951
81. Why Pick on Me? - 1951
82. In A Vain Shadow - 1951
84. The Wary Transgressor - 1952
85. The Things Men Do - 1953
86. The Sucker Punch - 1954
87. Mission To Venice - 1954
88. Mission To Sienna - 1955
89. You Find Him, I'll Fix Him - 1956
90. Hit And Run - 1958
91. Slipstream: A Royal Airforce Anthology - 1946
92. More Deadly Than The Male - 1947

His novels' biggest market was France,
although also popular in other European
markets, Africa and Asia.

His books failed to take hold in the
American market.

Chase got married to Sylvia Ray in
1932 and they had a son.

He died in Switzerland at the age of 78.

How many of his books did you read?

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by labisibrass(m): 7:02am On Jun 20, 2018
Wow
Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by MartinCorridon: 7:02am On Jun 20, 2018
My favourite characters :

1. Mark Girland (a James Bond 007 clone )

2. Martin Corridon ( the annoying guy - my moniker)

3. Steve Harmas ( "pleasantly ugly" private eye)

4. Tom Lepski ; who appeared the most.

5. Verne Baird - the ice-cold killer in the Fast Buck

On this list, 9,74,91 & 92 are ONLY ones i haven't read. I have read 88/92

I might still order in bulk for collection purposes.

I paid $77 for the Mark Girland Omnibus because it was so rare

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Nobody: 7:02am On Jun 20, 2018
FP seriously
Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Olalan(m): 7:03am On Jun 20, 2018
After reading safer Dead I loved his books

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by ASPchris(m): 7:03am On Jun 20, 2018
nice
Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by pocohantas(f): 7:03am On Jun 20, 2018
My Laugh Comes Last
The Guilty Are Afraid


Those are my favourite JHC books.

I've owned up to 70.Lucky me, they are pretty cheap grin
Looking at that list, I think I have read almost all.

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by tolugar: 7:03am On Jun 20, 2018
God bless that man.


he kept me company during my adolescent days.

Ive read nearly all.

suspence

action packed.

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Nobody: 7:04am On Jun 20, 2018
Those novels will make you to watch movies from your brain. Now it is games people play on their spare time. I recently downloaded over 30 of his novels again free online. I love reading them. Apart from James hardely chase, pacesetter novels were another series I love to read. How time flies.


for those asking me where to download, start with this just 36,: if i have time, i will update
https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AO%2DPLtQPMfhORAA&id=778A5C67A69F615C%21220&cid=778A5C67A69F615C

updated:another 90 free for android phone users.
if you cant read it on phone, follow this steps

To upload files on your Android device: same as pc users

Open the Google Play Books app.
Touch the Menu > Settings > Enable PDF uploading.
Exit the app.

Download a PDF or EPUB file on your device and touch Upload to Play Books.

or to avoid the stress, just download Universal Book Reader from playstore, and thats it.
download the books here
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-sD0pQt4tkYem9rYjN3UnNzNmc ( just double click on anybook and save to ur android phone)

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Nobody: 7:04am On Jun 20, 2018
Started reading his books in secondary school... His books probably changed my outlook towards things.


An Ace up my sleeves.

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by CriticMaestro: 7:04am On Jun 20, 2018
Familiar name
Never read his books
Then again, how many books have I even read!
Buckle up son, you've got some reading to do

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Nobody: 7:04am On Jun 20, 2018
I still remember how this man's books were trending for all the ladies in town then, now it is IPhone, snap chat and instagram.

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Nobody: 7:04am On Jun 20, 2018
Chase ko, pursue ni.

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by lordsharks(m): 7:04am On Jun 20, 2018
He was very good at what he does

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by zeenaman: 7:05am On Jun 20, 2018
The all time best investigative novel writer.

Just a short time to live
Not safe to be free
Double funeral
Believed violent
Knock, knock! Who is there.
These are my favourite.

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by famosty(m): 7:05am On Jun 20, 2018
Have plenty of his books on my system
Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by IbrahimSkiba(f): 7:05am On Jun 20, 2018
Nice one from the OP

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Skorea: 7:05am On Jun 20, 2018
After reading A coffin from Hong Kong I love his books

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by zombieHUNTER: 7:05am On Jun 20, 2018
He was a household name growing up...



Read one of his novel Sha

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by cooljoe(m): 7:05am On Jun 20, 2018
somewhere b/w 80-85
Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Nobody: 7:05am On Jun 20, 2018
priceaction:
Those novels will wake you watching movies from your brain.
You are so right.

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by chidi2pus(m): 7:05am On Jun 20, 2018
Proud to say I read and enjoyed all his books
To an extent, these books shaped my persona

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by KAYCEEJUNIOR(m): 7:06am On Jun 20, 2018
I trust my sister on this one, I bet she must have even read some of his novels yet to be publish

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by JONSYN7154: 7:06am On Jun 20, 2018
Almost all
Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Dottore: 7:07am On Jun 20, 2018
Ok
Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Emmanuel602(m): 7:07am On Jun 20, 2018
I've read 28 of those books

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by mejai(m): 7:07am On Jun 20, 2018
Poke Toholo.... Wants to stay alive

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Wasky101: 7:08am On Jun 20, 2018
I know the cover girls used to give me a hard on


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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by sotall(m): 7:08am On Jun 20, 2018
Hmm...

The sucker punch ....my favorite


Got me into thinking how one person can actually be in two places at same time

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Rigel95(m): 7:08am On Jun 20, 2018
Two of my all time best thriller novels:

Tiger by the tail.

Mission to venice.

Damn I used to model myself after Don Miclem's character back in the day.

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Re: James Hadley Chase: Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Him by Demogorgon(m): 7:08am On Jun 20, 2018
GOAT
A Coffin From Hong Kong Is One Of The Best Written Works I've Ever Read

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