They Never Say When: A Slim Callaghan Thriller: A Slim Callaghan Mystery - Softcover

Cheyney, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915014158 ISBN 13: 9781915014153

Publisher: Dean Street Press, 2022

Synopsis

Nikolls held out two glasses.
‘Which is it goin’ to be?’ he said. ‘Seltzer or the hair of the dog?’
Callaghan took the whisky.

Slim Callaghan, private detective, is drawn into a particularly dubious case – even for him. A Mrs Paula Denys says she paid a man to steal the priceless Denys Coronet from her husband’s safe. Now the thief won’t hand over the goods and is attempting to blackmail her.

Callaghan solves the problem for his client but, too late, discovers the alluring Mrs Denys might be taking him for a ride. Callaghan is determined to get to the bottom of it all – but will curiosity kill the cat this time?

They Never Say When was originally published in 1944.

‘Peter Cheyney is the Damon Runyon of crime’ The Times

‘Slim Callaghan’s quick wit and knowledge of rough and tumble place him in the top ranks of private eyes. What a man!’ New York Times

‘A Peter Cheyney novel always tingles with life’ Daily Sketch

About this title

About the Author

Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse Cheyney 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dean Street Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915014158
• ISBN 13: 9781915014153
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196