James Hardly Chase Novels

**Oldposts** · 2nd January 2005, 11:53 AM

James Hadely Chase's fiction was popular in my high school days in Nigeria. My brother- Prof. Dotun Ogundeji and his friend ( Snr.-Sir Oye) indoctrinated me into reading this great writer's work. I can't forget titles like "Want to Stay Alive?", "The Sucker Punch","There's a hippy on the Highway" and lots of them.

I'll be glad to know where to get copies of his works.

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**Oldposts** · 2nd January 2005, 11:53 AM

James Hadely Chase's fiction was popular in my high school days in Nigeria. My brother- Prof. Dotun Ogundeji and his friend ( Snr.-Sir Oye) indoctrinated me into reading this great writer's work. I can't forget titles like "Want to Stay Alive?", "The Sucker Punch","There's a hippy on the Highway" and lots of them.

I'll be glad to know where to get copies of his works.

**Oldposts** · 2nd January 2005, 11:53 AM

I love James Hardly Chase's novel, I have read 4 of his books some 5years ago.Since then I have being looking for more.Am in Stuttgart-Germany.Can someone please send me some old books of James Hardly Chase.I will be the happiest to receive them.THANKS.
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**Mad Max** · 31st January 2005, 07:14 AM

Mastermind Books is reprinting the Chase novels in India. They have about 50 novels in stock, which you can get from any major book store like Landmark or Higginbothams in Chennai.

Here is their website : http://www.mastermindbooks.com/mastermindbooks1.html

**Crab** · 29th May 2005, 06:41 AM

I read my first Chase novel in 1995. It was The Vulture is a Patient Bird(1969). I read the second novel today in 2005 - My Laugh Comes Last(1977).

Both are terrific!

Chase was probably the most misquoted/misunderstood writer of the 20th century. His novels were stuck with the unwanted triple taboo of vulgarity, violence and racism. But today, if you compare them with other contemporary writers of popular fiction, say for instance Shoba De, they were better plotted, better narrated super thrillers!

Chase novels typically depict a philistine world of dysfunctional families, fickle relationships, plots and counter plots and a detached view of mind games and conspiracy theories. His novels were never popular with timid readers who found him thoroughly offensive.

:P