JAMES HADLEY CHASE

Ed Dawson lleva una apacible existencia en Roma como corresponsal de un periódico neoyorquino propiedad del magnate Sherwin Chalmers. Pero su vida dará un giro radical el día que su jefe le pide que se ocupe de su hija Helen, estudiante de arquitectura, que va a viajar a la capital italiana. Al principio Dawson cree que no tendrá que hacer frente a grandes preocupaciones en su papel de niñera, porque la chica parece muy capaz de cuidar de sí misma. Pero las cosas no son lo que parecen, se descubre un cadáver y Dawson no tardará en verse envuelto en una turbia historia en la que acabará siendo objetivo de la mafia y sospechoso de asesinato.

¿Hasta dónde es capaz de llegar la codicia del ser humano? Steve Jaffe obtiene una pronta respuesta a esta difícil pregunta cuando, por casualidad, encuentra un botín de dos millones de dólares en diamantes escondido en su villa de Saigon. No habiendo sido jamas una persona violenta, Jaffe se descubre a si mismo asesinando a su criado cuando este le asegura que pondra al corriente del hallazgo a las autoridades locales. Y es que Jaffe, por encima de todo, esta dispuesto a huir con tan valioso tesoro, aun a costa de cargar un crimen sobre su conciencia. Perseguido por muchos y receloso de todos, su unico aliado en esta peligrosa aventura sera una hermosa y misteriosa mujer... Pero, ¿podra confiar realmente en ella? James Hadley Chase es uno de los autores britanicos de suspense mejor valorados por la critica y el publico. Un loto para Miss Quon, una trepidante y exotica novela llena de tension, reune los mejores ingredientes de uno de los mas aclamados maestros del genero negro.

"Victor Dermott, commediografo di successo, si e ritirato a scrivere in un ranch isolato ai margini del deserto del Nevada, in compagnia della moglie, del figlioletto, di un domestico vietnamita e di un cane da guardia. Ma in una splendida mattina d''estate, alle prime luci dell''alba, si sveglia di soprassalto, in un bagno di sudore. Crede di aver avuto un incubo, ma l''incubo deve ancora arrivare. Nessuna traccia del domestico, il cane e sparito, il telefono tagliato, le automobili fuori uso. E presto il ranch si popolera di figure sinistre e grottesche: una giovane ereditiera rapita da un leggendario gangster tornato in attivita dopo anni di pensione, un ex galeotto italoamericano immalinconito da una mamma malata, una coppia di gemelli, fratello e sorella, incestuosi, selvaggi e insofferenti di ogni disciplina persino criminale. Questi i protagonisti di uno spietato gioco al massacro, scandito da mille imprevisti, con poliziotti e agenti dell''Fbi a far da comparse predestinate a giungere sempre un istante troppo tardi. Un suspense dei primi anni sessanta, che vede il crepuscolo della vecchia generazione di gangster, soppiantata dalla nuova delinquenza senza regole dei giovani ""ribelli"" in motocicletta e giubbotto di cuoio. "

Una serie de asesinatos parecen silenciar a todo el que descubre la causa real de la muerte de Janet Crosby, una joven heredera aparentemente fallecida de insuficiencia cardíaca. El investigador Vic Malloy, contratado por la hermana menor de la difunta Janet, ira siguiendo las pistas que se ocultan tras las muertes de los posibles candidatos para conocer la verdad con una unica esperanza: atrapar al sanguinario criminal antes de que el mismo se convierta en su proxima victima. Pero cuando parece hallarse cerca del final, la investigacion da un vuelco inesperado: subitamente, Malloy se despierta en un manicomio de alta seguridad, donde ha sido encerrado bajo una nueva identidad, y desde donde no solo debera averiguar quien le ha metido alli, sino tambien como recuperar la libertad... La habilidad de Chase para atrapar al lector jamas habia sido tan intensa como en esta absorbente, angustiosa y fascinante novela. Una pieza imprescindible para cualquier amante del genero negro mas genuino

Martin Corridon le savait, cela ne pouvait pas durer. Sa combine commençait à s'éventer. Il avait beau séduire, faire peur et avoir un passif impressionnant, les bruits le concernant se faisaient de plus en plus précis. Viendrait le moment où il lui faudrait sortir avec une escorte. L'argent se faisait rare. Même s'il ne le souhaitait pas à son pire ennemi, il allait devoir répondre aux appels du colonel. Là non plus rien de légal ou presque. Après tout, infiltrer un groupe de clandestins en pratiquant le meurtre, même pour le gouvernement, n'était qu'une autre forme d'arnaque avec des cadavres en plus…

Vingt ans ont passé depuis le kidnapping de Miss Blandish. Dans un hôpital psychiatrique retentit, en pleine nuit, un cri d'horreur suivi du hurlement terrorisé d'un chien de garde. Une jeune démente vient de s'enfuir. Aussi fabuleusement belle que dangereuse, Carol Blandish porte dans ses veines la folle hérédité criminelle de son père. Elle est aussi la plus fascinante expression de la douceur de sa mère. Un démon dans l'enveloppe charnelle d'un ange. Une proie, par ailleurs richissime, que tout le pays va traquer. Les uns pour la récompense, les autres pour le prestige, d'autres encore pour des motifs toujours plus troubles… La malédiction Blandish perdure. Comment, dans ces conditions, ne pas vendre chèrement sa peau ? La chair de l'orchidée, publié après Pas d'orchidées pour Miss Blandish, est la suite de ce classique absolu.

Clive Thurston, romancier à succès venu de nulle part, triomphe à Hollywood, ville des étoiles aussi promptes à illuminer la nuit qu'à s'y perdre sans rémission. Clive Thurston, lui, ne craint rien. Il a, comme merveilleux talisman, l'amour lumineux de Carol. Elle connaît les plus grands. Elle a toutes les forces… Thurston, pourtant, avant qu'il ne le comprenne, voit le cours de sa vie partir en angle droit le jour ou son destin croise celui d'Eva. Glaciale, fascinante, mélange de rage et de fragilité, d'une franchise absolue entachée de trous noirs, la jeune femme est bien plus qu'une quelconque passade. Elle est celle qui révélera à Thurston sa véritable nature, celle qui arrachera le masque…

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 leads, the International Detective Agency, acting on behalf of the insurers, must patiently await Hater''s release before they can hope to find out more.But just as his day of release approaches, Hater is kidnapped by a ruthless international gang determined to force the secret from him and prepared to go to any lengths to do so...

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 on the highway?It seems that somebody knows how these events are connected, and whoever it is seems intent on blackmail.

Private detective Bart Anderson is hired by Russ Hamel, a millionaire author, to shadow his beautiful wife, Nancy. For Hamel has been receiving poison pen letters claiming that his wife has been having an affair.But as Bart''s investigation progresses, he discovers that he has opened up a can of worms - for Nancy is not the faithful wife her husband assumes...

Cannes. Film Festival time. Classy hotels, wonderful food, expensive movies - and a beach full of starlets showing off their curves. And delicious blonde Lucille Balu is more curvaceous than most.When she hears that world-famous movie mogul Floyd Delaney wants to meet her she jumps at the chance. But as she taps softly on the door of his suite at the Plaza hotel, the last thing she expects is a date with death.

Jerry Stevens, an out-of-work bit-part movie actor, is offered a job at a thousand dollars a day to impersonate John Merrill Ferguson, one of the richest and most powerful men in the world.Ferguson needs to finish a secret deal but hungry journalists are continually watching every move he makes. In order to complete it, Ferguson needs a ''stand-in''. For Stevens, the money is beyond his wildest dreams.But from the moment Steven''s steps into Ferguson''s shoes, he is thrown into a nightmare of intrigue, murder and stark terror.

Chet Logan, known as the Axe Killer, escapes from custody while being escorted to jail. Disguised as a police officer, he meets up with movie writer Perry Weston and persuades him to drive to Weston''s remote fishing lodge. Once there, and somewhat to Weston''s surprise, Logan agrees to talk about his life and how he came to murder six people.The police become suspicious and put a watch on the lodge. Then Weston''s wayward wife visits him and promises a fresh start. Logan wants money and a chance to start again...Can either of them deliver or will Weston and Logan share a double funeral?

When Dave Fenner is hired to solve the Blandish kidnapping, he knows the odds on finding the girl are against him - the cops are still looking for her three months after the ransom was paid. And the kidnappers, Riley and his gang, have disappeared into thin air.But what none of them knows is that Riley himself has been wiped out by a rival gang - and the heiress is now in the hands of Ma Grisson and her son Slim, a vicious killer who can''t stay away from women, especially his beautiful new captive. By the time Fenner begins to close in on them, some terrible things have happened to Miss Blandish...

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 with a hair-raising climax.

Una simple llamada de telefono va a cambiar la vida a Ed Dawson, un periodista estadounidense destinado en Roma. Su jefe en Nueva York quiere que reciba a su hija, que pasará una temporada en Italia. Y lo que iba a ser un compromiso puntual no tardara en convertirse en una pesadilla. James Hadley Chase, maestro del thriller clasico, nos presenta una narracion trepidante con mujeres fatales, trafico de drogas, falsas apariencias, mentiras y un protagonista acosado por el crimen organizado y la policia, que debe descubrir al verdadero asesino para demostrar su inocencia.