Set against the background of a rich, gangster-ridden city on the Pacific Coast, James Hadley Chase in this new thriller tells the story of a lone investigator’s hunt for his partner’s killer. From the opening sentence to the last the tension mounts, as the avenging private eye pursues his quarry through every barrier and trap set up by the hoodlums. Written with that expert technique that gives to all James Hadley Chase’s novels their tremendous punch and drive, The Guilty Are Afraid is a worthy addition to his long list of non-stop, all-action thrillers that have to be read at a sitting