Just a Matter of Time
by James Hadley Chaseliterary work· published 1973
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Just a Matter of Time is a 1972 thriller novella by British writer James Hadley Chase. Alice Morely-Johnson is an old lady worth several million dollars. She had been a popular pianist, and now has retired to live in a penthouse with a chauffeur named Bromhead, who serves her impeccably. Her financial matters are handled by a banker named Chris Patterson, who does because he knows that Miss Morely-Johnson is fond of him and gives him costly gifts. When Miss Morely-Johnson’s companion-help goes away, she asks Patterson to search for one. Patterson falls for an applicant named Sheila, and Miss Morely-Johnson seems to like her because allegedly Sheila had played on stage with her father. Patterson is excited about Sheila getting the job because he can meet her.
Adaptations (1)
Just a Matter of Time was adapted into a 2012 television film.
Simple question de temps2012 · television film · 95 min · dir. Henri Helman · IMDb ↗IMDb5.7A widow of a billionaire, Marie-France Dubreuil-Joris is also a renowned pianist. Trying to manage her fortune as well as possible, she entrusts most of it to her banker, whom she particularly appreciates. But his butler also has after his money.
