JAMES HADLEY CHASE

An Ear To The Ground

     Conman Henry Shelley (not his real name), safebreaker, Johnny Robins, Martha, a jewel thief and Gilda, a circus trapeze artist, plan a sensational robbery plan, in which they would quietly visit the homes of the rich, when there were out, open their safes and take off with jewellery. The beauty of the plan was that in many cases, the owners would not even know for a long time that they had been robbed. But no plan can cover the emergencies caused by explosive passions. Especially when they include lust, adultery and the blind love for a fast buck at any cost....