''Your Deal, My Lovely'' is a 1941

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by the British writer

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

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agent

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. Much of the action takes place in wartime

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. Caution is called in to investigate the disappearance of a prominent scientist.

Film adaptation

It was made into a 1963 French film '' Your Turn, Darling'' directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Goble p.82 It was part of a group of French adaptations of Cheyney novels, whose works were very popular in the country.

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Hutton, Margaret-Anne. ''French Crime Fiction, 1945–2005: Investigating World War II''. Routledge, 2016. * James, Russell. ''Great British Fictional Detectives''. Remember When, 21 Apr 2009. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Famous Movie Detectives''. Scarecrow Press, 1979. William Collins, Sons books 1941 British novels Novels by Peter Cheyney British thriller novels Novels set in London British crime novels British novels adapted into films {{1940s-thriller-novel-stub