Night Extra, William P. McGivern
Night Extra, William P. McGivern
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Night Extra

Author: William P. McGivern

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2013

Synopsis

Crooked politics and twisted passions explode into murder and a terrifying frame-up! A scream of terror shatters the quiet of the big citys swank residential section. When the police arrive at Richard Caldwells house, they find him drunk and dazed, staring at the beautiful girl who lies dead at his feet. It looks like an out-and-out murder casebut is it? Reporter Sam Terrell thinks it is a frame-up and sets out to get the truth.

About William P. McGivern

William P. McGivern (1919–1982), born in Chicago, grew up in Mobile, Alabama. After quitting high school, he started to write. He served in World War II and then studied in England before returning to the United States, where he worked as a police reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin. After his first novels appeared in the 1940s, he received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. In the 1960s he and his wife moved to Hollywood, where he wrote for film and television. Several of his books were made into motion pictures, including The Big Heat and Rogue Cop.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Woody

Having read several McGivern novels now, I find myself fascinated by his style, albeit not always in a good way. He has books that drew me in as a reader from the jump - "Night of the Juggler" & "Rogue Cop", a book that began with promise and became a big lead-up to a huge let-down - "Cold For May"......more

Goodreads review by Tim

Okay, I'm an unabashed fan of well-written pulp fiction. William P. McGivern was one of the best. Being a Journalism person out of university, I'm attracted to stories with mysteries with newspaper people (in these they're all men) that take the place of the private detective. The writing is tight. T......more

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