The End of the Chase

A 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mystery

Cecil Waye

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Dean Street Press
01 February 2021

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Crime & Mystery

Series: The 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mysteries

"Herr Berndt leant forward in his chair. ""Have you ever noticed how if one speaks about a thing, one usually hears about it again within a few days?""

Christopher Perrin, investigator, is on the track of Duggie the Locksmith, suspected of being behind a major robbery. When he is caught in Belgium, Perrin is astonished and puzzled to see in the crowd a certain Maurus Kaulin, ""one of the most skilful forgers in existence,"" whose path Perrin has crossed before.

Pike confesses to the robbery, but his journey to Belgium remains unexplained. Perrin, with the help of his old friend, Johann Berndt, formerly Vienna's chief of police, starts to trace what looks suspiciously like an international criminal network. An alluring Hungarian countess, an influential financier and a young Englishwoman become swept up in Perrin's remorseless hunt for the truth, which takes him across Europe before discovering the key to the mystery lies closer to home. Two will die, and Christopher Perrin will risk his life-and his heart.

The End of the Chase was originally published in 1932. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Tony Medawar."

By: Cecil Waye
Imprint: Dean Street Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781913527877
ISBN 10: 1913527875
Series: The 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mysteries
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cecil Waye was a pseudonym of Cecil John Charles Street (1884-1964), who, after a distinguished career in the British army, became a prolific writer of detective novels. He produced two long series of novels; one under the name of John Rhode featuring the forensic scientist Dr. Priestley, and another under the name of Miles Burton. As Cecil Waye, Street also produced four mysteries in the early thirties: Murder at Monk's Barn, The Figure of Eight, The End of the Chase and The Prime Minister's Pencil. These works are now republished by Dean Street Press.