James Hadley Chase published 86 novels, 2 novellas and 3 other books, beginning with No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1939).
Updated September 2026
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No Orchids for Miss Blandish
James Hadley Chase's most-read book.
Shortest way in
You Have Yourself a Deal
One of the most-read, at about 183 pages.
Standalone novels in order
He Won't Need It Now (1939)
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1939)
The Dead Stay Dumb (1939)
Lady Here's Your Wreath (1940)
Just the Way It Is (1944)
Miss Shumway Waves a Wand (1944)
Eve (1945)
I'll Get You for This (1946)
Make the Corpse Walk (1946)
More Deadly Than the Male (1946)
No Business of Mine (1947)
The Flesh of the Orchid (1948)
You're Lonely When You're Dead (1948)
You Never Know with Women (1949)
Lay Her Among the Lilies (1950)
But a Short Time to Live (1951)
Strictly for Cash (1951)
Why Pick on Me? (1951)
The Double Shuffle (1952)
The Fast Buck (1952)
I'll Bury My Dead (1953)
This Way for a Shroud (1953)
Mission to Venice (1954)
Tiger by the Tail (1954)
You Find Him - I'll Fix Him (1956)
The Guilty Are Afraid (1957)
Hit and Run (1958)
Not Safe to Be Free (1958)
The World in My Pocket (1959)
What's Better Than Money (1959)
Come Easy - Go Easy (1960)
A Lotus for Miss Quon (1961)
Just Another Sucker (1961)
A Coffin from Hong Kong (1962)
I Would Rather Stay Poor (1962)
Tell It to the Birds (1963)
The Soft Centre (1964)
This Is for Real (1965)
Cade (1966)
Mission to Siena (1966)
You Have Yourself a Deal (1966)
Have This One on Me (1967)
Well Now, My Pretty (1967)
An Ear to the Ground (1968)
Believed Violent (1968)
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird (1969)
The Whiff of Money (1969)
Like a Hole in the Head (1970)
There's a Hippie on the Highway (1970)
An Ace Up My Sleeve (1971)
Want to Stay Alive ? (1971)
You're Dead Without Money (1972)
Have a Change of Scene (1973)
Just a Matter of Time (1973)
Knock, Knock! Who's There? (1973)
There's Always a Price Tag (1973)
You've Got It Coming (1973)
A Pieds Joints - James Hadley Chase (1974)
Goldfish Have No Hiding Place (1974)
One Bright Summer Morning (1974)
Safer Dead (1974)
So What Happens to Me? (1974)
The Way the Cookie Crumbles (1974)
Believe This... You'll Believe Anything (1975)
The Things Men Do (1975)
The Wary Transgressor (1975)
Do Me a Favour - Drop Dead (1976)
Mallory (1976)
Consider Yourself Dead (1977)
I Hold the Four Aces (1977)
In a Vain Shadow (1977)
My Laugh Comes Last (1977)
The Sucker Punch (1977)
Trusted Like the Fox (1977)
Figure It Out for Yourself (1978)
The Paw In The Bottle (1978)
A Can of Worms (1979)
You Must Be Kidding (1979)
Try This One for Size (1980)
You Can Say That Again (1980)
Hand Me a Fig Leaf [Bengali Text] (1981)
Have a Nice Night (1982)
We'll Share a Double Funeral (1982)
Not My Thing (1983)
Hit Them Where It Hurts (Popular Series) (1984)
Meet Helga Rolfe (1984)
Novellas in order
Shock Treatment (1959)
The Doll's Bad News (1970)
Other books in order
Never Trust a Woman (1957)
The Case of the Strangled Starlet (1958)
You Have a Deal (1984)
Film and TV adaptations
- No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)Film · from No Orchids for Miss Blandish
- The Grissom Gang (1971)Film · from No Orchids for Miss Blandish
About James Hadley Chase
René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, best known by the pen name James Hadley Chase, was an English author of crime fiction. He is one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, earned him a reputation as the king of thriller writers in Europe. He was also one of the internationally best-selling authors, and to date 50 of his books have been made into films.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
James Hadley Chase FAQ
- How many books has James Hadley Chase written?
- James Hadley Chase published 86 novels, 2 novellas and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read James Hadley Chase's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with No Orchids for Miss Blandish.
- What is James Hadley Chase's last book?
- Meet Helga Rolfe (1984).
- What is James Hadley Chase's most famous book?
- No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1939) is James Hadley Chase's most widely read book.
- Does James Hadley Chase write under a pen name?
- Yes: James Hadley Chase has also published as Ambrose Grant.
- Which James Hadley Chase books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including No Orchids for Miss Blandish (film, 1948).
Authors like James Hadley Chase
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.