But a Short Time to Live
 First edition | |
| Author | James Hadley Chase |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Jarrolds |
Publication date | 1951 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
But a Short Time to Live is a 1951 crime thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase.[1] It was originally published under the pen name of Raymond Marshall. In the United States it was known by the alternative title The Pick-up.
In 1968 it was adapted into a French film A Little Virtuous directed by Serge Korber and starring Dany Carrel, Jacques Perrin and Robert Hossein.
References
[edit]- ^ Server p.61
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Server, Lee. Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers. Infobase Publishing, 2014.
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