Trusted Like The Fox
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Trusted Like the Fox is a 1948 thriller novel
written by British author James Hadley Chase
. The novel is also alternately titled Ruthless.
era, when Edwin Cushmann, political double crosser, changes his identity to David Ellis to escape the Allied Forces. He eventually meets a deaf girl named Grace Clark, who is trying hard to survive, whom he uses for protection, and both run to London
, where Cushmann fractures his leg, and is left at the mercy of Grace, who cares for him like her own. Soon both come across a gentleman stranger by name Richard Crane, who shelters them in his house and does too many things for them,which leaves Grace highly impressed,even to the extent of believing that Crane is in love with her, but Cushmann highly suspicious.
Meanwhile the police are after Cushmann, and a girl who is believed to be with him. The local inspector James
gets suspicious about Cushmann being in London, and begins to investigate with his subordinate Rogers
. The rest of the story is about what happens to the three main characters.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written by British author James Hadley Chase
James Hadley Chase
James Hadley Chase is the best-known pseudonym of the British writer Rene Brabazon Raymond who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall. Chase is one of the best known thriller writers of all time...
. The novel is also alternately titled Ruthless.
Plot
The story is based in the World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
era, when Edwin Cushmann, political double crosser, changes his identity to David Ellis to escape the Allied Forces. He eventually meets a deaf girl named Grace Clark, who is trying hard to survive, whom he uses for protection, and both run to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where Cushmann fractures his leg, and is left at the mercy of Grace, who cares for him like her own. Soon both come across a gentleman stranger by name Richard Crane, who shelters them in his house and does too many things for them,which leaves Grace highly impressed,even to the extent of believing that Crane is in love with her, but Cushmann highly suspicious.
Meanwhile the police are after Cushmann, and a girl who is believed to be with him. The local inspector James
James
James is a common English surname and given name:* James , the typically masculine first name James* James , various people with the last name JamesJames may also refer to:-People:...
gets suspicious about Cushmann being in London, and begins to investigate with his subordinate Rogers
Rogers
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. The rest of the story is about what happens to the three main characters.
External links
- Trusted Like the Fox at Angelfire.com