James Hadley Chase (1906–1985), born René Brabazon Raymond, was a British author who became a titan of the roman noir
(hardboiled detective fiction). Although he was British and never lived in the United States, his stories were famously set in American underworlds, characterized by ruthless gangsters, treacherous "femme fatales," and inevitable tragic endings. James Hadley Chase and the French Connection James Hadley Chase Pdf Francais Gratuit
, which published all 90 of his titles in French. His first novel, Pas d'orchidées pour Miss Blandish No Orchids for Miss Blandish James Hadley Chase (1906–1985)