for Purvis Maharajah of Chittabad Paul Hater - Jewel thief Preston Kile - Stock market manipulator and Eve's compatriot Eve Gillis - Kile's compatriot and Adam's sister Adam Gillis - Eve's brother Anita Jackson - Waitress Olin - Policeman investigating the case Zoe Norton - Dallas girlfriend Noddy- Inside man for Baird External links https://www.romancewiki.com/The_Soft_Touch_-_James_Hadley_Chase http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/hadleychase/fast_buck.htm https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Fast_Buck.html?id=wsbTAAAAMAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/521209.The_Fast_Buck Novels by James Hadley Chase 1952 British novels British thriller novels Robert Hale books