Description: .Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse-Cheyney was a British crime fiction writer who flourished between 1936 and 1951. Cheyney is perhaps best known for his short stories and novels about agent/detective Lemmy Caution, which, starting in 1953, were adapted into a series of French movies, all starring Eddie Constantine. IN 1944, CHEYNEY'S WIFE WENT TO SWEDEN TO HELP REPATRIATE BRITISH POWs. THE MEN TOLD HER HOW MUCH CHEYNEY'S NOVELS MEANT TO THEM DURING THEIR IMPRISONMENT, AND THEY GAVE HER A LETTER FOR HIM, ASKING HIM TO WRITE A LEMMY CAUTION NOVEL FOR THEM. THIS IS IT. CHEYNEY WAS A BEST SELLER IN THE 40s. IN 1946, HE SOLD OVER 1.5MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE. 1947.2nd ISSUE (FIRST MAY 1945.) 192 PAGES. CHEYNEY IN 1938. POSTAGE IN UK: £2. 50. 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK. SECURE, RECYCLED PACKAGING. DOWNSIZING MY LIBRARY. MANY BOOKS TO COME. PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER LISTINGS.
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Location: London, London
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Cloth
Place of Publication: LONDON
Language: English
Fiction Subject: SERIES THRILLER
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: PETER CHEYNEY
Publisher: COLLINS
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
Year Printed: 1947
Original/Facsimile: Original
