1968 - Believed Violent by James Hadley Chase

Author:James Hadley Chase [Chase, James Hadley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The rented beach bungalow in which Thea Forrester lived had two bedrooms and a large living-room. It was set in a protective screen of palm trees and flowering shrubs. It was a love nest typical of those that abound along the shore of the west side of Paradise City. Each bungalow had access to the beach and the sea and no one could look to see what went on or was able to lift a disapproving eyebrow.

Since Paul Forrester had been locked away, and once over her terror of her near murder, Thea had decided to remain in Paradise City. She had many friends in the City. She had a reasonable pension from the U.S. Government, and there were many men around who were more than willing to supplement this income for favours received.

Thea was a slut. She could never understand how she had come to marry Forrester, but she had. Perhaps she had thought he would eventually become the top scientist and would make a fortune. She was the first to admit that money was the most important thing in her life. There was nothing she wouldn’t do for money. She knew men thirsted for her kind of beauty. This was merchandise she knew well how to sell. She was sensationally beautiful, and she spent hours grooming herself, visiting the best hairdresser in the City every day, taking Sauna baths, exercising, swimming and sun bathing . . . devoting most of her time to the perfection of her thirty-year-old body.

She was slightly above average height. Her hair, sable tinted, made a perfect contrast to her large, emerald green eyes. Her features were perfect: her body a sculptor’s dream. She knew exactly the right clothes to wear. She was never brash: never thought of wearing a mini-skirt. The smouldering sexual invitation that glowed in her green eyes was much more exciting to men than any show of knees and thighs.

She had said often enough to her girlfriends when they had asked her advice whether to go mini-skirt or not: “Well, honey, if you think they like to see all that fat . . . that expanse of flesh from the top of your stockings to your pants . . . the sight of your hams if you sit in a too low chair . . . your fanny if you bend to pick something up . . . if you really think men ¯ I’m not talking about randy boys ¯ find that attractive, then go ahead. From the knee to the ankle is the really sexy thing. From your knees to your arse is just woman’s fat.”

Her friends had listened, grimaced and went out and bought mini-skirts. There were times, they decided, that Thea was square.

Detective 3rd Grade Max Jacoby arrived at the beach cabin soon after 11.15 a.m. With him he had Dick Harper and Phil Bates: two young detectives who had just changed out of uniform into plain clothes. Jacoby got out of the car.

“Take a look around.

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