Not My Business

James Hadley Chase is an unparalleled master of gripping plots and a connoisseur of the human soul, a sort of Balzac of the detective genre. Over half a century of writing, Chase created about 90 novels, which enjoy enduring popularity among readers worldwide, and more than half of them have been adapted for film. In this collection is presented the novel "Not My Business", where readers will first encounter the charming, ironic, and insightful Steve Harmas, a correspondent for the "New York Clarion", and later an insurance investigator who will expose the most inventive fraudsters. As part of his newspaper duties, Steve Harmas arrives in London, where he previously lived for several years, and unexpectedly learns that his ex-girlfriend has mysteriously committed suicide. Not believing that his lively friend could have taken her own life, Steve begins his own investigation…