| But a Short Time to Live | |
| Author: | James Hadley Chase |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Thriller |
| Publisher: | Jarrolds |
| Release Date: | 1951 |
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But a Short Time to Live is a 1951 crime thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase.[1] It was originally published under the pen name of Raymond Marshall. In the United States it was known by the alternative title The Pick-up.
In 1968 it was adapted into a French film A Little Virtuous directed by Serge Korber and starring Dany Carrel, Jacques Perrin and Robert Hossein.