Dark Bahama is a 1950 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney.[1] It was the second in a trilogy featuring the private detective Johnny Vallon, a hard-drinking former army officer.[2] The story also features Quale, the head of British intelligence who appears on several other novels by Cheyney.[3] Much of the action takes place in a fictional island in the Bahamas and nearby Miami in Florida.[4]

Dark Bahama
First edition
AuthorPeter Cheyney
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherWilliam Collins, Sons
Publication date
1950
Media typePrint
Pages256
Preceded byYou Can Call It a Day 
Followed byLady, Behave! 

Synopsis edit

Johnny Vallon, head of Chennault Investigations, sends out one of his men to the West Indies to bring back a headstrong daughter of a wealthy family. However, things soon to be much more complex and treacherous as they first appear.

References edit

  1. ^ Reilly p.300
  2. ^ James p.202
  3. ^ Panek p.174
  4. ^ Panek p.178

Bibliography edit

  • James, Russell. Great British Fictional Detectives. Remember When, 21 Apr 2009.
  • Panek, LeRoy. The Special Branch: The British Spy Novel, 1890-1980. Popular Press, 1981.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.