Peter Cheyney

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Peter Cheyney
Peter Cheyney in 1938
Born	(1896-02-22)22 February 1896 London, UK
Died	26 June 1951(1951-06-26) (aged 55) London, UK
Occupation	Policeman and novelist
Nationality	British
Period	1925–1951
Genre	Crime

Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse-Cheyney (22 February 1896 – 26 June 1951) was a British crime fiction writer who flourished between 1936 and 1951. Cheyney is perhaps best known for his short stories and novels about agent/detective Lemmy Caution, which, starting in 1953, were adapted into a series of French movies, all starring Eddie Constantine (however, the best known of these – the 1965 science fiction film Alphaville – was not directly based on a Cheyney novel). Another popular creation was the private detective Slim Callaghan who also appeared in a series of novels and subsequent film adaptations.

Although out of print for many years, Cheyney's novels have never been difficult to find second-hand. Several of them have recently been made available as e-books.