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Mallory
by James Hadley Chase
Description:
A small French resistance group came to London after the war to avenge the death of their leader, betrayed to the Gestapo by one of their own members. But the traitor, Mallory, proved more than a match for them, and two corpses later, the remaining three called in outside help. They chose Martin Corridon, an ex-commando, who accepted the job and planned a neat double-cross of his own once he had the money. But it didn’t quite work out that way: Corridon found himself trailing Mallory from the dens of Soho to the wilds of a remote Scottish island…
About The Author
René Lodge Brabazon Raymond was born on 24th December 1906 in London, England, the son of Colonel Francis Raymond of the colonial Indian Army, a veterinary surgeon. His father intended his son to have a scientific career, was initially educated at King’s School, Rochester, Kent. He left home at the age of 18 and became at different times a children’s encyclopedia salesman, a salesman in a bookshop, and executive for a book wholesaler before turning to a writing career that produced more than 90 mystery books. His interests included photography (he was up to professional standard), reading and listening to classical music, being a particularly enthusiastic opera lover. Also as a form of relaxation between novels, he put together highly complicated and sophisticated Meccano models.
In 1932, Raymond married Sylvia Ray, who gave him a son. They were together until his death fifty three years later. Prohibition and the ensuing US Great Depression (19291939), had given rise to the Chicago gangster culture just prior to World War II. This, combined with her book trade experience, made him realise that there was a big demand for gangster stories. He wrote as R. Raymond, James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant and Raymond Marshall.
During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force, achieving the rank of Squadron Leader. Chase edited the RAF Journal with David Langdon and had several stories from it published after the war in the book Slipstream: A Royal Air Force Anthology.
Raymond moved to France in 1956 and then to Switzerland in 1969, living a secluded life in Corseaux-sur-Vevey, on Lake Geneva, from 1974. He eventually died there peacefully on 6 February 1985.
Skryf Review
“Good Reading”
Abbas
I think this is a great book for 4th graders, however I still read them once in a while. This is a great kick off to the Mallory McDonald series. I really enjoyed this book and all of the books following after it because it feels like I am Mallory when I am reading them and we think alike.
Hiten
If you have any interest at all in understanding what it is like to attempt to conquer the tallest mountain in the world, your search has ended. This is the book for you. As you know, sometimes a book can surprise you. Expecting one thing the reader is startled to find another. This is the way it is with Wade Davis’ treatment of George Mallory’s three attempts to be the first person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. No worthwhile detail is spared in the writing of this book.You will understand mountain climbing. You will learn more about the subject than you could possibly want to know. I would think that this book should be mandatory reading for anyone who is involved in this sport. The agony, the pain, the skills needed, and the sheer willpower to climb this mountain or any mountain is clearly stated, and done so in a powerful narrative that will live beyond the book. You feel the pain of the climbers, and the exhilaration of each success. When they are disappointed, so are you.
Kalgi
That’s the problem with reading too many JHC. You can at times guess the ending right at the start of the book. Unlike Agatha Christie, JHC don’t hide much from the reader and if “mystery-thriller-suspense” is your bread & butter, you can very easily predict the story on your own. Mallory is a good book for one time read, but for me it was predictable after the first 25- 30 pages. It is strictly a one time read for lovers of mysteries may be when you are traveling alone in a train or you have nothing else to do in a burning June afternoon. But for me both Mallory and The vulture is a patient bird were huge disappointments.
Shrawan
James Hadley Chase is known for his gripping plots. This book was no exception, for it was un-put-down-able! The characters are developed marvelously, the descriptions are in right proportions, and the story strikes the right chords- all this in spite of the book being a small one. – That, ladies and gentlemen, is James Hadley Chase for you!
Jasmine
The leader of a small French resistance group who was betrayed to the Gestapo by one of the group’s own members had died and the group came to London after the Second World War to avenge the death of their leader. But the traitor, Mallory, proved more than a match for them, and two corpses later, the remaining three called in outside help. They chose Martin Corridon, an ex-commando, who accepted the job and planned a neat double-cross of his own once he had the money. But it didn’t quite work out that way: Corridon found himself trailing Mallory from the dens of Soho to the wilds of a remote Scottish island.