''I'll Say She Does'' is a 1945

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by the British writer

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. It is the tenth in his series of novels featuring the

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agent

Lemmy Caution Lemmy Caution is a fictional character created by British writer Peter Cheyney (1896–1951). Caution was first portrayed as a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, and in later stories as a private detective. Cheyney's first book with the ...

. Later editions of the book are generally titled ''I'll Say She Does!''

Synopsis

In the wake of the

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, Caution is in

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on the trail of some missing State Department files. His hunt soon takes him to Britain.

Adaptation

In 1960 it was made into the French film '' Women Are Like That'' directed by

Bernard Borderie Bernard Borderie (10 June 1924 in Paris – 28 May 1978 in Paris) was a French film director and screenwriter. His father, Raymond Borderie, was one of the producers of ''Les Enfants du Paradis'' (''Children of Paradise'', 1945). Selected filmo ...

and starring

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and Alfred Adam.Goble p.82

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * James, Russell. ''Great British Fictional Detectives''. Remember When, 21 Apr 2009. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. * Panek, LeRoy. ''The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980''. Popular Press, 1981. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Famous Movie Detectives''. Scarecrow Press, 1979. 1945 British novels Novels by Peter Cheyney British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in Paris British crime novels British novels adapted into films William Collins, Sons books {{1940s-thriller-novel-stub