Never a Dull Moment (novel)

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Never a Dull Moment
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Author Peter Cheyney
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Lemmy Caution
GenreThriller
Publisher William Collins, Sons
Publication date
1942
Media typePrint
Preceded by Your Deal, My Lovely  
Followed by You Can Always Duck  

Never a Dull Moment is a 1942 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. [1] It is the eight in his series of novels featuring the FBI agent Lemmy Caution. [2] Cheyney had become known for his hardboiled style, similar to that of Raymond Chandler.

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Synopsis

When an American woman is kidnapped and taken to England, supposedly by two mobsters, Lemmy Caution is hot on their trail. Soon it appears there is more to the kidnapping than at first meets the eye.

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References

  1. Server p.63
  2. Reilly p.300

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