Novels:                                                            Романы:

(magazine publication - 1937: Apr 10, Apr 17, Apr 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, May 29, Jun 5, Jun 12, Jun 19, Detective Weekly)

[*--122 pp. A Lemmy Caution novel. Lemmy goes to London.]
(also see Collections: "G" Man at the Yard and three short stories (London: Todd, 1953, 156pp.)

[*Небольшой роман (4 главы) про Коушна; также см. 1953 - Сборники]

(magazine publication - 1937: Jul 31, Aug 7, Aug 14, Aug 21, Aug 28, Sept 4, Sept 11, Sept 18, The Thriller Magazine)

[*--NY: ed. Coward McCann, 1938. Terrific pulp style jacket art by Pisani. "There's only thing worse than one dame--and that's two dames," according to Lemmy Caution. A hard-boiled tale set in Palm Springs, California. Cheyney, an Englishman who never visited the US, nevertheless wrote a series of hard-boiled American pulp style novels featuring tough guy G-Man Lemmy Caution. Though not widely read in the US, Cheyney was extremely popular in Europe.]

[Callaghan - ?*, see - http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/archives/200506/0149.html ]

[--..."Peter Cheyney was, and so far remains Britain's leading writer of hard-boiled fiction. He created three memorable characters: Lemmy Caution, a ruthless machine-gun toting FBI agent; Slim Callaghan, a British private eye… ---"
-- Lemmy Caution, a hard-boiled G-Man, always attends strictly to business, and business always seems to include a dame!
-- INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY. Inscribed on the title page ‘P. M. Haydon from Peter Cheyney’.]

[*-- SET-UP FOR MURDER (Slim Callaghan, Private Eye). Originally titled It Couldn't Matter Less. "A racy thriller with a wallop of a twist!".]

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[*--INSCRIBED by Cheyney to his secretary, who typed his novels from 1935 till his death in 1951: "To Mrs Sprague from Peter Cheyney 4.3.43". According to the introductory life of Cheyney in his posthumously published "Velvet Johnnie" (1952), he "valued all the many things she did for him and not least, he explained, the wonderful way she caught the colour and pace of the story in process of dictation, so that paragraphing, punctuation and so on came out in the typescript just as he wished and had imagined".]

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[*--War-time murder mystery introducing Michael Kells. Made into a 1952 film re-titled, "Diplomatic Courier" starring Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Stephen McNally, Hildegarde Neff & Karl Malden.]

[--One of Mr.Cheney's great characters, Lemmy Caution, returns in this book, he is a great character whose wise-cracks certainly add to the gaiety of the United Nations. Formerly a top guy in the Federal Bureau, Lemmy is now attached to U.S. Army Intelligence in Paris. In the opinion of his immediate chief, Lemmy has apparently fallen down somewhat on the assignment given to him, of trailing two suspects, a French woman, and an American named Varley. Lemmy gets a warning and urgent orders to bring them in. The trail leads from Paris to England, and some terrifically exciting scenes in the quiet Surrey countryside. A really exciting tale.]

[*«Dressed to Kill» has an additional 35 pages biography (intro.) “The Fabulous Peter Cheyney” and title story, published earlier as “Night Club”]
("It was a quarter past. Gaunt, stepping out into the wet street, thought cynically that it would do Zona good to stew for another three-quarters of an hour. Clients who telephoned through at night, with obvios nerves, were always better for a little waiting, less inclined to argue about the fee.")

[*отдельный роман (1 глава. Встревоженный джентльмен.) Действие в Англии, гл. герой – Руфус Гаунт (Rufus Gaunt)]

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[*! NB - Caryl Wylde O’Hara is the main character of this novel , it was possibly rewritten from a Slim Callaghan story. *See Collections: Dance Without Music (Polybooks, 1945, 16 pages collection of Callaghan stories)]
(--The life of a private investigator is never easy, and the beautiful women clients must be an awful temptation, is only O'Hara could stay of the whisky long enough!
--An exciting private detective story, allegedly based on a true story. Ivory returns to his office after the pubs shut to find a woman waiting there for him. He had just done a job for her boss and was expecting to get paid; only it wasn't over yet.
-- 192pp. Private Detective novel introducing Caryl O'Hara to the list of well - loved detective characters created by Cheyney.
--Cheyney's 27th novel - a PI gets mixed up in the ivory business.)

[*гл. герой – частный сыщик - ирландец Кэрил Уайльд О’Хара, предисловие - февраль 1947 (1943*) графство Суссекс, Стинхерст, Англия.
Отдельный роман, возможно был переделан из одноименного рассказа с Каллаганом -?*,
cм. 1945 Сборник]

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Omnibus books:

Сборники романов:

[---This volume contains three complete novels - The Stars are Dark; The Dark Street; Sinister Errand, plus a 'Dark Forewod' by Anthony Boucher. The first two are clearly a part of the Dark series and the third seems also to fit into this rather well done WWII espionage series.]

Collections:                                                   Сборники рассказов:

Contents [alphabetical order]:
Of a Delay in the Post;
Of an Experience of Pierre Duchesne;
Of Honoria Dove-Mellifleur;
Of Pastoral Blackmail;
Of Perfume and Sudden Death;
Of the Demise of Mr. Evelyn Sout;
Of the King of Tarragona;
Of the Reclamation of Captain Kidd;
Of the Vengeance of Hyacinth Jones.

[--INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY. Inscribed on the title page ‘For Monty Haydon from Peter Cheyney’.]

[*Five scripts for the BBC broadcast were published in the book “Making Crime Pay”. These include “The The Humour of Lo Chung” (broadcast on 4 July 1939) together with scripts featuring Lemmy, Slim and Alonzo, which may have been broadcast as episodes in one of the serials, plus a play entitled “Your Deal, Madame”. \www.petercheyney.co.uk\]
[*--London: Faber & Faber, 1946, 256pp. Foreword by Charles Eade.
--How Peter Cheyney has developed fiction out of fact. Real stories of crime from his experiences as a crime journalist and investigator. Great for Cheyney collectors.]

aka: The Adventures of Julia and two other spy stories (Todd, 1954)
[-?* also was published as: You'd Be Surprised. (error-???)]

! NB novel : Dance Without Music (Collins, 1947; Dodd, 1948) Caryl Wylde O’Hara

[*См. 1947- Романы]

[*NB (misprint): ‘Escape from Sandra’]

[--Nineteen of the best Alonzo Mactavish stories—that tough handsome man-about-town and his exploits with Lon Ferrers and Blooey Stevens against the underworld of Mayfair. His weakness for the fair sex constantly lands him in dramatic adventures.
-MacTavish. -Great novel of murder, mystery and suspense. A fancy frame-up sank MacTavish – the best jewel thief in the business – pelvis deep in murder and stolen gems and beautiful women. By the bestselling author of Callaghan.]

[*(Роман) - цикл рассказов о "благородном мошеннике" Алонзо Мактавише]

[--An exciting story of a man who must answer thirteen questions to gain a fortune, and who isn't going to find the answers if his rival for the legacy can prevent it.]

[!NB -* This volume of “Fast Work” differs from that with a similar title 1964. See - “The Mystery Blues and other stories”1954.]

[*313 pages. A bit of everything. Short stories including two featuring Slim Callaghan, articles, poetry. The last entry is Appeal to Reviewers and/or Critics. 'Mr. Cheyney urgently appeals to any reviewer who may wish to condemn any short story in this book, to ascertain beforehand that it has not been purchased by his own Editor at some previous time, as this - as in the case of his friend McGonigle Peabody - may lead to complications.' Frontis black & white photo of Cheyney.]

[*with a biographical essay "Peter Cheyney" by Viola Garvin, pages 7-32]
[--The last work of this great English writer.
--The author's last book. Seven short stories.]

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aka: Fast Work (The Mystery Blues) (London: Ace, 1958, 188 pages); (also – London: Four Square Books (New English Library), 1962, 1964)
Contents [alphabetical order]:
Christmas for Callaghan (Callaghan);
Gangster Stuff;
The Mystery Blues (MacTavish);
The Three Grey Men of Mote Hall (MacTavish).

[!NB -*This volume of “Fast Work” differs from that with a similar title 1948]

Novellas & Short Stories [alphabetical order]:               Повести и рассказы:
[* = 1^st publication unknown]

Alonzo MacTavish 28 stories:
*Alonzo-Sportsman! (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*The Arrest (in coll. “A Matter of Luck and other stories”, 1947). (MacTavish)
*The Biter Bit (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*The Black Mantilla (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*Chinese Music (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*Clash with Doctor Klaat (in the coll. “Adventures of Alonzo MacTavish”, 1943). (MacTavish)
*The Diamond Scarab (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*Enter Alonzo MacTavish (in coll. “Making Crime Pay”, 1944). (MacTavish)
*He Walked in Her Sleep (in the coll. “Adventures of Alonzo MacTavish”, 1943). (MacTavish) Он ей только пригрезился. (Он вошел в ее сон; Он ходил в её сне)
*He Who Laughs Last (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish) Хорошо смеется тот, кто смеется последним.
*The House with the Glass Roof (in the coll. “The Unhappy Lady and other stories”, 1948). (MacTavish)
*The House with the Yellow Bricks (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*Lady in Green (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish) Дама в зеленом.
*Luck...and a Lady (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish) Удача и дама.
*A Matter of Luck (in coll. “A Matter of Luck and other stories”, 1947). (MacTavish) (Дело случая).
*The Mauser Pistol (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*The Missing Rembrandt (in the coll. “Adventures of Alonzo MacTavish”, 1943). (MacTavish)
*The Murder of Alonzo (in the coll. “The Murder of Alonzo”, 1943). (MacTavish) (Убийство Алонсо).
*The Mystery Blues (in the coll. “The Unhappy Lady and other stories”, 1948). (MacTavish) (Таинственный блюз).
*The Net of Dr. Klaat (in coll. “A Matter of Luck and other stories”, 1947). (MacTavish)
*The Peacock Fan (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*The Return of Klaat (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish)
*Sold! (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish) Проданы!
*The Three Grey Men of Mote Hall (in the coll. “The Unhappy Lady and other stories”, 1948). (MacTavish)
*To Him Who Waits (in the coll. “The Unhappy Lady and other stories”, 1948). (MacTavish)
*Too Many Cooks (in the coll. “Adventures of Alonzo MacTavish”, 1943). (MacTavish)
*The Unhappy Lady (in the coll. “The Unhappy Lady and other stories”, 1948). (MacTavish) (Несчастная дама).
*The Wo Hang Coffin (in coll. “He Walked in Her Sleep”, 1946 or enlarged ed. -1954). (MacTavish) Гроб Ван-Ханга.

SONGS:
*Abey! Vot a Luvly Baby! (humorous patter song)
*Wot a Moke! (humorous patter song)
*Red-Serge – the Bolshevik! (humorous song)
*Reginald - the Cheese! (humorous song, one of Cheyney’s best-known songs )

FIRST WORLD WAR POETRY:
Poems of Love and War (1916)
To Corona and Other Poems (1917)

MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS:
Three Character Sketches (1927)
I Guarded Kings: The Memoirs of a Political Police Officer (ghost written for Harold Brust) (1935) [*also - Harold Brust. I Guarded Kings: The Memoirs of a Political Officer, Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, 2005 (reprint of the 1936 edition published by Hillman-Curl Inc, U.S.A.)].
In Plain Clothes: Further Memoirs of a Political Police Officer (ghost written for Harold Brust) (1937)

EDITOR:
Best Stories of the Underworld, editor Peter Cheyney. (1942 -?*) (London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1949; reprinted -London: Faber, 1951, 474pp.)
[*1949, First Edition. An anthology of crime stories from authors such as
Gielgud, Williams, Kersh, Gilbert, Farjeon, Crofts, Keverne, White, Benson, Maugham, Berkeley, Allingham, Wallace, etc.]

Radio & screen Plays                     Пьесы и сценарии: