A master of detective intrigue, a king of unexpected plot twists, an amazing connoisseur of human souls, an expert in the most ingenious police tricks and even... a subtle connoisseur of exotic cuisine. Perhaps the set of these advantages would be more than enough for a dozen authors of detective stories. But the most amazing thing is that all these qualities characterize one wonderful writer. The very first pages of the famous novel “The Smell of Gold” will serve as a passport to a world full of incredible adventures and terrible secrets - the world of books by James Hadley Chase, in which no one has ever been bored.