Friday, January 25, 2019

Flesh of the Orchid



вот его стиль:

Sheriff Kamp sat in his dusty little office, his feet on his desk, a dead cigar clamped between his teeth.

- Flesh of the Orchid by James Hadley Chase

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Sherill took a key from his pocket, handed it to Miss Lolly. - неправдоподобно совсем. невероятно.


однако детали и подробности...
The pill-box hat he wore made him look as if he was going to a fancy dress party. He took the Sullivans' pig-skin bag, led the way to a small, hand-propelled elevator.
еще пример стиля: 'Hot dish, ain't she? It wouldn't give me a clot on the brain to give her a tumble. ... She's got a swell shape hung over her bones, hasn't she?'

ближе к концу, однако, у Чейза совсем крыша съехала.

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