CHASE, JAMES HADLEY, 1906 to 1985

James Hadley Chase

British writer.

Also wrote as Ambrose Grant

Books
40
Editions tracked
46
First editions
40
Nationality
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
London, 1906
Died
Corseaux, 1985

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James Hadley Chase wrote 40 books we track between 1939 and 1984; in publication order they begin with No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1939).

Life

About James Hadley Chase

Writer

Known as
writer, novelist, screenwriter
Genres
detective fiction
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Also wrote as
Ambrose Grant

Background

Buried
Vevey

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Collect James Hadley Chase

Earliest first editionNo Orchids for Miss BlandishJarrolds, 1939 Most editions trackedThe Fast Buck3 editions
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Reading guide

James Hadley Chase books in order

In publication order

  1. 1No Orchids for Miss Blandish1939
  2. 2The Dead Stay Dumb1939
  3. 3Just the Way It Is1944
  4. 4Eve1945
  5. 5The Flesh of the Orchid1948
  6. 6Figure It Out for Yourself1950
  7. 7Lay Her Among the Lilies1950
  8. 8Why Pick on Me?1951
  9. 9The Fast Buck1952
  10. 10The Wary Transgressor1952
  11. 11This Way for a Shroud1953
  12. 12Mission to Venice1954
Show all 40 books in order
  1. 13There's Always a Price Tag1956
  2. 14You Find Him - I'll Fix Him1956
  3. 15Hit and Run1958
  4. 16Not Safe to Be Free1958
  5. 17The World in My Pocket1958
  6. 18Shock Treatment1959
  7. 19Come Easy - Go Easy1960
  8. 20Just Another Suckr1961
  9. 21A Coffin from Hong Kong1962
  10. 22I Would Rather Stay Poor1962
  11. 23One Bright Summer Morning1963
  12. 24Tell It to the Birds1963
  13. 25The Way the Cookie Crumbles1965
  14. 26This Is for Real1965
  15. 27You Have Yourself a Deal1966
  16. 28Have This One on Me1967
  17. 29An Ear to the Ground1968
  18. 30Believed Violent1968
  19. 31The Vulture Is a Patient Bird1969
  20. 32The Whiff of Money1969
  21. 33An Ace Up My Sleeve1971
  22. 34Goldfish Have No Hiding Place1974
  23. 35I Hold Four Aces1977
  24. 36My Laugh Comes Last1977
  25. 37Consider Yourself Dead1978
  26. 38You Must Be Kidding1979
  27. 39Hand Me a Fig Leaf1981
  28. 40Hit Them Where It Hurts1984
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1939No Orchids for Miss BlandishJarrolds
  2. 1939The Dead Stay DumbJarrolds
  3. 1944Just the Way It IsJarrolds Publishers (London)
  4. 1945EveJarrolds Publishers (London)
  5. 1948The Flesh of the OrchidJarrolds
  6. 1950Figure It Out for YourselfHale
  7. 1950Lay Her Among the LiliesRobert Hale
  8. 1951Why Pick on Me?Jarrolds
  9. 1952The Fast BuckRobert Hale
  10. 1952The Wary TransgressorJarrolds
  11. 1953This Way for a ShroudHale
  12. 1954Mission to VeniceJarrolds
  13. 1956There's Always a Price TagHale
  14. 1956You Find Him - I'll Fix HimRobert Hale
  15. 1958Hit and RunRobert Hale
  16. 1958The World in My PocketHale
  17. 1958Not Safe to Be FreeHale
  18. 1959Shock TreatmentRobert Hale
  19. 1960Come Easy - Go EasyHale
  20. 1961Just Another SuckrRobert Hale
  21. 1962A Coffin from Hong KongRobert Hale
  22. 1962I Would Rather Stay PoorHale
  23. 1963One Bright Summer MorningHale
  24. 1963Tell It to the BirdsHale
  25. 1965This Is for RealThriller Book Club
  26. 1965The Way the Cookie CrumblesHale
  27. 1966You Have Yourself a DealHale
  28. 1967Have This One on MeHale
  29. 1968An Ear to the GroundHale
  30. 1968Believed ViolentHale
  31. 1969The Vulture Is a Patient BirdHale
  32. 1969The Whiff of MoneyHale
  33. 1971An Ace Up My SleeveHale
  34. 1974Goldfish Have No Hiding PlaceHale
  35. 1977My Laugh Comes LastHale
  36. 1977I Hold the Four AcesHale
  37. 1978Consider Yourself DeadHale
  38. 1979You Must Be KiddingHale
  39. 1981Hand Me a Fig LeafHale
  40. 1984Hit Them Where It HurtsHale
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What order should I read James Hadley Chase's books in?

In publication order they begin with No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1939), then The Dead Stay Dumb (1939) and Just the Way It Is (1944). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was James Hadley Chase's first book?

The earliest book we list is No Orchids for Miss Blandish, first published in 1939.

When was James Hadley Chase born?

James Hadley Chase was born in 1906 and died in 1985.

How many James Hadley Chase books does MyVolumes track?

We track 40 books by James Hadley Chase across 46 editions, 40 of them first editions.

Did James Hadley Chase write under another name?

Yes: James Hadley Chase also published as Ambrose Grant. Those books are listed here under the one author.

Pictures of James Hadley Chase

Red brick terraced house at 4 Woodfield Avenue, Ealing, the birthplace of James Hadley Chase
James Hadley Chase's birthplace at 4 Woodfield Avenue, Ealing, London.Megalit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Green Ealing Civic Society plaque for James Hadley Chase, born here as Rene Brabazon Raymond
The Ealing Civic Society green plaque, erected in 2015, at the house where James Hadley Chase was born.Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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