I'll Say She Does

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| language = English

| series = Lemmy Caution

| genre = Thriller

| publisher = William Collins, Sons

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I'll Say She Does is a 1945 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney.Reilly p.300 It is the tenth in his series of novels featuring the FBI agent Lemmy Caution. Later editions of the book are generally titled I'll Say She Does!

Synopsis

In the wake of the Second World War, Caution is in Paris on the trail of some missing State Department files. His hunt soon takes him to Britain.

Adaptation

In 1960 it was made into the French film Women Are Like That directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Eddie Constantine, Françoise Brion and Alfred Adam.Goble p.82

References

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Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • James, Russell. Great British Fictional Detectives. Remember When, 21 Apr 2009.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
  • Panek, LeRoy. The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980. Popular Press, 1981.
  • Pitts, Michael R. Famous Movie Detectives. Scarecrow Press, 1979.

Category:1945 British novels

Category:Novels by Peter Cheyney

Category:British thriller novels

Category:Novels set in London

Category:Novels set in Paris

Category:British crime novels

Category:British novels adapted into films

Category:William Collins, Sons books

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