Peter Cheyney

Broschiertes Buch

Sinister Errand

Beschreibung

Agent Michael Kells is in pursuit of Nazi spies in London, who have been tasked with the job of pinpointing the actual landing places of V1 bombs to improve their accuracy. Through the strange byways of Kells's sinister errand flit the mysterious 'Auntie', the alluring Janine, the beautiful Mrs Vaile and the delightful and unfortunate Alison Fredericks. 'Nobody eats or sleeps in the course of this tale. And you probably won't either' New Yorker

Autor

Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse Cheyney (1896-1951) 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9781471901799
• ISBN-10: 1471901793
• Artikelnr.: 53951196