 First edition | |
| Author | James Hadley Chase |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Robert Hale |
Publication date | 1961 |
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A Lotus for Miss Quon is a 1961 thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase. [1]
| First edition | |
| Author | James Hadley Chase |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Robert Hale |
Publication date | 1961 |
| Media type | |
A Lotus for Miss Quon is a 1961 thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase. [1]
In 1967 it was made into the West German film Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Lang Jeffries, Francesca Tu and Werner Peters. This was part of a boom in adaptations of British crime writers including Chase and Edgar Wallace.
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