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| Author | Peter Cheyney |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Poynings Press |
Publication date | 1945 |
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Night Club is a 1945 crime thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. [1] It is often better known by its alternative title Dressed to Kill, the name by which it was published in the United States and subsequent British versions. As with other Cheyney novels it features a hardboiled hero, and dialogue influenced by American-based writers such as Raymond Chandler.
Synopsis
In immediate postwar London's swanky West End private detective Rufus Gaunt becomes mixed up in a case of murder at a celebrated night spot.
References
- ^ Reilly p.300
Bibliography
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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First edition | |
| Author | Peter Cheyney |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Poynings Press |
Publication date | 1945 |
| Media type | |
Night Club is a 1945 crime thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. [1] It is often better known by its alternative title Dressed to Kill, the name by which it was published in the United States and subsequent British versions. As with other Cheyney novels it features a hardboiled hero, and dialogue influenced by American-based writers such as Raymond Chandler.
Synopsis
In immediate postwar London's swanky West End private detective Rufus Gaunt becomes mixed up in a case of murder at a celebrated night spot.
References
- ^ Reilly p.300
Bibliography
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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| This article about a thriller novel of the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |