by Peter Cheyney · Presses de la Cité · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782258023819
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«Récits de l'ombre» is a collection of spy novels by Peter Cheyney, published by Presses de la Cité in paperback (957 pages, in French).
Peter Cheyney wrote these spy novels between 1942 and 1946, during the Second World War, and in them the British secret services fight Nazi espionage in the shadows. The volume, subtitled 1940-1945, mixes intrigue and adventure and has been considered a precursor to John le Carré.
The cover announces seven novels, translated into French from English originals. 1988 edition.
For readers of crime fiction and classic espionage, with an interest in the Second World War.
Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse-Cheyney was a British crime fiction writer who flourished between 1936 and 1951. Cheyney is perhaps best known for his short stories and novels about agent/detective Lemmy Caution, which, starting in 1953, were adapted into a series of French movies, all starring Eddie Constantine. Another popular creation was the private detective Slim Callaghan who also appeared in a series of novels and subsequent film adaptations.
