{"product_id":"believe-this-youll-believe-anything-same-cover-old-edition","title":"Believe This You'll Believe Anything by James Hadley Chase [rare books] [SAME COVER] OLD EDITION","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eBook Summary – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003ePublished in 1975, \u003cem data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"281\"\u003eBelieve This... You'll Believe Anything\u003c\/em\u003e is a taut, suspenseful thriller set in the glamorous and tumultuous backdrop of \u003cem data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"377\"\u003eParadise City\u003c\/em\u003e, with a hurricane—Hermes—raging outside, heightening the tension. The story follows Clay Burden, who, driven by loneliness, marries Rhonda, thinking it might help him forget his former love, Val. Six years later, he unexpectedly encounters Val again—now married to the mysterious and sinister Henry Vidal. Although still drawn to her beauty and intensity, Clay senses something deeply unsettling. Believing that Val is under her husband’s hypnotic control, he decides to join the Vidal enterprise with a dangerous resolve: to free her—even if doing so means committing murder. Quick-paced and psychologically charged, the novel weaves elements of manipulation, obsession, and moral ambiguity into a compelling read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"2239\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003eAbout the Author – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"2239\"\u003eBorn \u003cstrong data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1276\"\u003eRené Lodge Brabazon Raymond\u003c\/strong\u003e in London in 1906, James Hadley Chase became one of the most prolific and best-selling thriller writers of the 20th century, authoring nearly \u003cstrong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1432\"\u003e90 novels\u003c\/strong\u003e. Many of his stories are set in the U.S., despite him having never lived there—he relied on maps and a slang dictionary to craft authentic American backdrops, inspired by gangster culture of the Great Depression era. During World War II, he served as a Royal Air Force Squadron Leader and edited the \u003cem data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1822\"\u003eRAF Journal\u003c\/em\u003e . His debut novel, \u003cem data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1909\"\u003eNo Orchids for Miss Blandish\u003c\/em\u003e (1939), earned him widespread acclaim and solidified his reputation for fast‑paced, hardboiled crime fiction filled with moral complexity. Throughout his career, Chase's works were widely translated and frequently adapted into films, cementing his legacy as a titan of suspense and intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276556857601,"sku":"2P5H26135-Used","price":99.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/SAMECOVER_OLDEDITION.jpg?v=1646728764","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/believe-this-youll-believe-anything-same-cover-old-edition","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}