Catch the tiger by the tail

The virtuoso of a dashingly twisted plot, the English writer James Hadley Chase to this day remains an unrivaled master of the “cool detective”, whose works are unchanged by readers around the world. In this publication, one of his most exciting novels is presented to “catch the tiger by the tail” (1954) As in many works of Chase, the action of the novel unfolds in a small American town. The life of a bank employee Ken Holland is full of quiet family joys and well -being: beloved wife, a wonderful house, excellent work. And could he imagine that everything would collapse overnight? One pleasant evening in the company of a pretty girl - and now Ken finds himself in the whirlpool of unthinkable events, becoming the main person involved in the bloody murder case - the police and bandits are chasing him both