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Hello dear friends!
We want to tell you about
James Hadly Chase
Significant places
London, a place
where Chase was
born
The Biography
Chase was born in family of
the retired officer, studied at
royal school in Rochester and,
later, in Calcutta. At 18-years
age Chase leaves abandons
the native house, and
together with it and study. He
has tried many trades,
changed set of places of
work, and once becomes the
agent - distributor of books of
" the Children's encyclopedia.
The Children's Encyclopedia
Later he with irony will recollect
these years: « … it was necessary to
knock not less than in hundred
thousand doors, and behind each of
them could meet any of characters
of the future novels, and expect any
reception - from the kind invitation
to go and drink a cup of coffee up to
a sharp order to be removed … And
how many it was necessary to
become wet under a rain and to
bring down heels on wet roadways,
that now nobody in forces to force
me to leave from the house for
crude weather … »
The Biography
In some years Chase already works
in large wholesale book firm «
Simpkin and the Marshal », at first as
the ordinary seller, and then the
head of a department of delivery of
the goods in special book shops.
Here he thoroughly gets acquainted
with the literature, reads much,
sometimes nights without a break,
sees own eyes « all would-be-literary
business », and at the same time
studies full enough tastes and needs
of the mass reader. Soon decides «
to try itself to write something … » In
the beginning Chase writes a number
of comic stories, using various
pseudonyms.
The Biography
In 1938 Chase does the first attempts in a
spelling of the insurgent in spirit of "
adventures of the American gangsters »,
the blessing of data in newspapers about it
is a lot of. For six free weekends from work
(12 days) 32-years Chase composes the
first « an abrupt detective », « there Are no
orchids for Ms. Blendish » (No Orchids for
Miss Blandish, 1939; publishing house. 1961). Roman has been well accepted by
the publisher, criticism and readers,
becoming one of the most sold books of
decade. Chase becomes the professional
writer, writes much, is frequently published,
and only the service in army during the
Second world war for some time interrupts
with the pilot of Royal Air Forces of the
Great Britain his creativity.
The Biography
Some literary critics (in particular,
Bogomil find « subject
relationship » in the first novel of
Chase with William Folknera's
which has left a little bit before
"Orchids" of Chase the known
"Sanctuary". But, probably, in a
basis of these two novels lays
sensational in a seal criminal
business about gangster group
led by « bloody mummy Barker ».
Chase has written the majority of
the novels using dictionaries
American sleng, detailed cards,
enciclopedia and directories about
a life of the American underworld.
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Action of the majority of his
novels occurs in the USA though
Chase there never lived (except
for two short trips in Mayamy
New Orleans .Was written novels
of Chase in style of "abrupt"
products of " black school », its
known classics-Americans, Deniil
Hemmet and Rejmonda Chandler.
In 1943 Rejmond Chandler has
accused Chase of plagiarism.
Accusation has been proved also
Chase has published a public
apology.
France and Switzerland
In 1956 Chase
moved to France,
and in 1961 to
Switzerland where
died in 1985.
The bibliography
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1939, there Are no orchids for Ms. Blendish
1939, Dead do not bite
1939, Now it to it{him} to anything
1940, Twelve Chinese and the girl (Bad messages from a doll)
1940, It is your wreath, lady!
1941, Ms. Kalligan runs into grief
1944, Ms. Shamvej waves a magic wand
1944, and it happens (the End of a gang of Speid)
1945, Eve
1945, the Requiem to blondes
1946, More likely dead, than alive
1946, For all I shall pay off with you! (Trap)
1946, Force to dance the deadman
1947, It not my business
1948, Flesh of an orchid
1948, Under an another's name (Hunting for a pheasant, Artful, as
the fox)
1949, the Paw in a bottle
1949, you never knew women
1949, you will be lonely in the tomb
1950, Melloris
1950, Put her{it} among lilies
1950, Jeff Barretta's Rats
1951, Vain covering
1951, Only for cash
1951 Why have chosen me?
1951, And the life so is short!
1952, Double delivery
1952, the Cautious criminal
1952, Money do not smell (Secret of treasures Magardgis, Easy
money)
1953, I shall bury dead
1953, It - business of men
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1953, This way for a shroud (the Shroud for witnesses)
1954, Impact of the beginner
1954 To seize a tiger by a tail
1954, Mission to Venice
1955, Dead are silent
1955, you will receive
1955, Mission to Siena
1956, the Trap of the deadman (All has the price)
1956, you will find - and I an I will finish
1957, the Souvenir from « Club of Musketeers » (Guilty are afraid)
1958, Business about arrival (the Hit and Runs)
1958, Business about strangled "asterisk" (it is not safe to be free)
1959, Treatment by a shock
1959, All world in a pocket (see also "Mirage", film)
1960, What is better than money?
1960, Easily come - easily leave
1961, the Lotus for Ms. Kvon
1961, One more ninny
1962, Better I would remain poor
1962, the Coffin from Hong Kong
1963, Tell it to birdies!
1963, Once in the clear summer morning
1964 When the tape (the Weak place, the Achilles' Heel) breaks
1965, It - is serious
1965 So cookies is crumbled
1966, the Blonde from Peking (Good bargain)
1966, Keid
1967, Give it to me
1967, so, my charm …
1968, Diamonds Esmaldis
1968, the Fanatic
1969, the Smell of money
1969, the Signature stamp - a bird patient (the Ring of Bordch)
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1970, Hippie on road (Stone jungle, the Wig of the deadman)
1970, the Sniper (As a Hole in a head) (see also the Sniper (film, 1992)
1971, the Superfluous trump in a sleeve (the Ace in a sleeve)
1971, Want to remain alive?
1972, you are dead without money
1972, Put only in time
1973, And once they will be knocked (the Knok, a Knok! - who there?)
1973, Kiss my fist (Change conditions)
1974, What happen with me?
1974, Gold the fish is no place to hide (Trap)
1975, you Will believe this - you will believe all
1975, the Joker in a pack
1976, Make a favour - die!
1977, I shall laugh the last
1977, At me on hands four aces
1978, Consider, that you are already dead
1979, you joke, probably?
1979, Bank of worms
1980, Seven times measure
1980, the Double (In it there is no doubt, you can tell it again)
1981, the Fig leaf for me
1982, Pleasant you Nightses!..
1982 Then we shall celebrate double funeral (us will bury together)
1983, it does not concern me
1983, Cut is more sick
Facts From Biography
Chase was not only a writer, but also a script writer. Some
facts about it:
Career: the Script writer
Date of the birth: on December, 24, 1906 | The Goat
(Capricorn)
The birthplace: London, Great Britain
Date of the death: on February, 6, 1985 | 78 years
Place of the death: Corso, Switzerland
The first film: 1948
The last film: 1998