You Can Call It a Day is a 1949 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney who had gained a reputation for writing popular novels in the American hardboiled style.[1] It was the first of a trilogy featuring the private detective Johnny Vallon, a hard-drinking former army officer.[2] It was also published under the alternative title of The Man Nobody Saw.

You Can Call It a Day
First edition
AuthorPeter Cheyney
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherWilliam Collins, Sons
Publication date
1949
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages191
Followed byDark Bahama 

References

edit
  1. ^ Reilly p.300
  2. ^ James p.202

Bibliography

edit
  • James, Russell. Great British Fictional Detectives. Remember When, 21 Apr 2009.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.