Build My Gallows High - Softcover

Homes, Geoffrey

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798886011661

Publisher: Stark House Press, 2025

Synopsis

BUILD MY GALLOWS HIGH

Red Bailey used to be a detective. But then gangster Whit Sterling offered him a job to find the missing Mumsie McGonigle. She’d put a bullet in Whit and worse than that, stolen some of his money. Whit wants her back. Finding her was easy. But returning her to Whit was more problematic. Because Mumsie got so far under his skin, Red couldn’t think straight.

But that was ten years ago. Now Red has a new girl, and has put the past behind him. He’s taken Whit, Mumsie and that unfortunate murder of his ex-partner, and buried them deep. If only they’d stayed there. Now he’s being blackmailed to do just one more job. Red knows he’s being set up for a fall, but his past pulls him right back in—right where Whit and Mumsie want him.

About this title

About the Author

Daniel Mainwaring, better known to mystery readers as Geoffrey Homes, was born in Oakland, California, on July 22, 1902. He began his professional career as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle. His first novel, written under his real name in 1932, was One Against the Earth, about a young man who becomes a drifter and is unjustly accused of murdering a child. Then in 1936 he published his first Homes mystery, The Man Who Murdered Himself. His final crime novel, Build My Gallows High, is generally considered his best, and was the basis for the classic film noir, Out of the Past. Subsequently Mainwaring devoted himself to screenwriting, including scripting The Big Steal, This Woman is Dangerous and the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. He died on January 31, 1977 in Los Angeles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stark House Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798886011661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152