The Esmaldi necklace has a tale to tell and it is told by Al Barney, beachcomber, who describes himself as a guy with an ear to the ground. All the ingredients that have made James Hadley Chase one of the top thriller writers of modern fiction are here: sex, hate, jealousy, violence, beautiful wanton women, and murder — plus a cunningly devised jewel robbery. As Raabe of Le Monde, Paris, has sa...