Dark Bahama

Squa o' Bahama

First edition
Author	Peter Cheyney
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	William Collins, Sons
Publication date	1950
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	256
Preceded by	You Can Call It a Day
Followed by	Lady, Behave!

Dark Bahama is a 1950 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. ^[1] It was the second in a trilogy featuring the private detective Johnny Vallon, a hard-drinking former army officer. ^[2] The story also features Quale, the head of British intelligence who appears on several other novels by Cheyney. ^[3] Much of the action takes place in a fictional island in the Bahamas and nearby Miami in Florida. ^[4]

Synopsis

Johnny Vallon, head of Chennault Investigations, sends out one of his men to the West Indies to bring back a headstrong daughter of a wealthy family. However, things soon to be much more complex and treacherous as they first appear.

References

1. Reilly p.300
2. James p.202
3. Panek p.174
4. Panek p.178

Bibliography

• James, Russell. Great British Fictional Detectives. Remember When, 21 Apr 2009. ISBN   978-1-84468-026-9.
• Panek, LeRoy. The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980. Popular Press, 1981. ISBN   978-0-87972-178-7.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015. ISBN   978-1-349-81366-7.