Just a Matter of Time

Just a Matter of Time

3.6 of 5 stars 3.60  ·  rating details  ·  166 ratings  ·  6 reviews
An old lady's will seems to be causing quite a stir. Suddenly everyone wants to get in on the action, everyone that is, including a master forger, a hospital nurse, a young delinquent, a bank executive and, to make matters worse, a professional killer. With such ingredients, a showdown seems inevitable and James Hadley Chase adds enough suspense to keep you guessing right...more
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Published by House of Stratus (first published 1972)
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Alberto
Another great JHC novel, with the bad guys as the main characters. In fact, almost every character in the book but the victim is evil in varying degree. A professional forger orchestrates a master plan to take the money out of a millionaire lady. He recruits a cold blooded gorgeous girl and both of them infiltrate at the lady's service as chaffeur and nurse and will forge her will. They'll wait until she dies. There's no hurry, it's just a matter of time. But things begin to get out of hand, and...more
snowwhite123
I picked up the book expecting it to be a detective novel. But it is an out and out crime story delving into the minds of the criminals. The story revolves around a rich old lady who becomes the target for a set of scheming criminals. It was an average read.
Al-amin Zanna
"Bromhead a forger and blackmailer as soon as the old woman listen to her tape the banker is losing his job bcos before his mouth is uncontrol when he is enjoying with his nice on the bed"
Chinmay Hota
Sep 17, 2011 Chinmay Hota rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Lovers of Crime Fiction
Recommended to Chinmay by: None
Just A Matter of Time will keep you engaged with the last minute reversals to the flow of events. Characters are three dimensional. Loved it.
Gregory Olivier
This was one of my favorites.
Salihu
not that interesting
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James Hadley Chase is a pen name used by British author Rene Brabazon Raymond who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall.

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