Chase James Hadley. The Dead Stay Dumb

Originally published in 1941. The nightmare tale of the life and death of Dillon, American gangster. From the first to the last page, the ruthlessness of an inhuman killer is set down with stark realism. Chase's second book.James Hadley Chase (1906–1985), real name René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, was an English author who became one the best known thriller writers of all time.