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When Detective Dave Bannion discovers the involvement of city officials in two deaths, he finds his life in danger
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About the Author
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.
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"McGivern has made himself a master of his craft." -- Boston Globe
"The man can tell a story!" -- San Francisco Chronicle
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- PublisherBerkley
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0425101126
- ISBN 13 9780425101124
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages192
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