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| Author | James Hadley Chase |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Jarrolds |
Publication date | 1954 |
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The Sucker Punch is a 1954 thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase, writing under the pen name Raymond Marshall. An ambitious young man marries a wealthy woman he has no desire for, then plots to kill her for her money.
In 1957 it was made into a French film A Kiss for a Killer directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot and Isa Miranda. [1] The 1997 Indian thriller Aar Ya Paar also drew inspiration from the novel.
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