But a Short Time to Live

But a Short Time to Live
	First edition
Author	James Hadley Chase
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Jarrolds
Publication date	1951
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

Last updated January 15, 2026

But a Short Time to Live is a 1951 crime thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase.^[1] It was originally published under the pen name of Raymond Marshall. In the United States it was known by the alternative title The Pick-up.

In 1968 it was adapted into a French film A Little Virtuous directed by Serge Korber and starring Dany Carrel, Jacques Perrin and Robert Hossein.

References

↑ Server p.61

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Server, Lee. Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers. Infobase Publishing, 2014.

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[1] Server p.61

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