I Would Rather Stay Poor cover

I Would Rather Stay Poor

by James Hadley Chase

Like most bank managers, Dave Calvin had acquired an irresistible charm that he could switch on and off like a tap. Underneath that charm he was cold, calculating, brutal - brutal enough to steal $300,000 from his own bank and make it look like his secretary was responsible. But framing his secretary leaves a loose end so he decides on murder, and ropes in Kit, his landlady to help him. Soon Calvin and Kit find themselves in an ocean of trouble full of treachery, deception and murder. And to make matters worse for Calvin, he soon realizes that Kit is an alcoholic who could spill the beans anytime...

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