''Never a Dull Moment'' is a 1942

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by the British writer

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. It is the eight 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. History Cheyney's first book ...

.Reilly p.300 Cheyney had become known for his

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style, similar to that of

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Synopsis

When an American woman is kidnapped and taken to England, supposedly by two mobsters, Lemmy Caution is hot on their trail. Soon it appears there is more to the kidnapping than at first meets the eye.

References

Bibliography

* James, Russell. ''Great British Fictional Detectives''. Remember When, 21 Apr 2009. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Famous Movie Detectives''. Scarecrow Press, 1979. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. * Server, Lee. ''Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers''. Infobase Publishing, 2014. 1942 British novels Novels by Peter Cheyney British thriller novels Novels set in London British crime novels William Collins, Sons books {{1940s-thriller-novel-stub