The Fast Buck

• "Chase is one very rare thriller writers" — "La Revue de Paris"
"The Fast Buck" is the story of Paul Hater, a jewel thief who is arrested when trying to dispose of a necklace belonging to a famous collection that mysteriously vanishes on route from India to New York. No amount of police persuasion will make him reveal where the rest of the collection is hidden, and he is sentenced to twenty years in prison. On behalf of the insurance companies involved, the International Detective Agency has searched for the missing collection for fifteen years with nothing to show for all its work. The hope is that Hater will make a false move once released and lead them to the hiding place. But before his release, Hater is kidnapped from prison by ruthless underworld figures that hired a man reputed to be a born killer …