William P. McGivern
Collected Fiction: 1940-1963
John Brown’s Body
The Visible Invisible Man
The Dynamouse
Adopted Son of the Stars
Killer’s Turnabout
The Fate of Asteroid 13
Dictagraphs of Death
The Masterful Mind of Mortimer Meek
The Quandary of Quintas Quaggle
Sidney, the Screwloose Robot
Sidetrack in Time
Mr. Muddle Does As He Pleases
Peter Fereny’s Death Cell
Yellow Mud For Cowards
The Perfect Hideout
Flame For the Future
Tink Takes a Hand
Thunder Over Washington
Convoy to Atlantis
Al Addin and the Infra-Red Lamp
Planet of Lost Men
Rewbarb’s Remarkable Radio
People of the Pyramids
The Contract of Carson Carruthers
Mystery on Base Ten
Rehearsal for Danger
Kidnaped Into the Future
The Cosmic Punch of Lefty O’Rourke
Howie Lemp Meets an Enchantress
The Lady and the Vampire
Double in Death
Bertie and the Black Arts
Daughter of the Snake God
The Giant from Jupiter
They Forgot to ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’
The Avengers
Captain Stinky
Tink Takes a Fling
The Battle of Manetong
Safari to the Lost Ages
Duncan’s Dreadful Doll
Tink Takes Command
Vengeance on Venus
Convoy in Space
Captain Stinky’s Luck
Goddess of the Fifth Plane
When Destiny Dealt
The Voice
The Picture of Death
Plot of Gold
The Tireless Leg
Monsoons of Death
The Ghost That Haunted Hitler
Larson’s Luck
Death Makes a Mistake
The Chameleon Man
Visitor to Earth
Spawn of Hell
The Willful Puppets
The Man Who Cried “Werewolf”
Victory from the Void
Enchanted Bookshelf
Flight of the Sirius
Genie of Bagdad
Silver Raiders of Sirius
World Beyond Belief
Tink Fights the Gremlins
The Needle Points of Death
Phantom City of Luna
The Mad Robot
The Musketeers in Paris
The Curse of El Dorado
A Horse on Thorndyke
Double-Cross on Mars
Professor Thorndyke’s Mistake
The Thinking Cap
Manchu Terror
Goddess of the Golden Flame
Voice from a Star
Orders for Willie Weston
Double Cross in Double Time
The Wandering Swordsmen
The Death of Asteroid 13
Dark Wish
The Ring of Faith
Death Comes Gift-Wrapped
The Galaxy Raiders
The Reluctant Genii
Survival
Tink Takes Over
Vanguard of the Doomed
No Medal for Captain Manning
Whom the Gods Destroy
Fix Me Something to Eat
Conditioned Reflex
Some Wolves Can’t Kill
The Secret of John Marsh
The Travelling Brain
The Man Who Bought Tomorrow
I’ll Follow You to Hell!
Equation of Doom
Murder on the Turnpike
Table of Contents by Story Type
Short Stories
John Brown’s Body
The Dynamouse
Adopted Son of the Stars
Killer’s Turnabout
The Fate of Asteroid 13
The Masterful Mind of Mortimer Meek
The Quandary of Quintas Quaggle
Sidney, the Screwloose Robot
Sidetrack in Time
Doorway of Vanishing Men
Mr. Muddle Does As He Pleases
Peter Fereny’s Death Cell
Yellow Mud For Cowards
The Perfect Hideout
Flame For the Future
Tink Takes a Hand
Thunder Over Washington
Planet of Lost Men
Rewbarb’s Remarkable Radio
People of the Pyramids
The Contract of Carson Carruthers
Mystery on Base Ten
Rehearsal for Danger
Kidnaped Into the Future
The Cosmic Punch of Lefty O’Rourke
Howie Lemp Meets an Enchantress
The Lady and the Vampire
Double in Death
Bertie and the Black Arts
Captain Stinky
Tink Takes a Fling
The Battle of Manetong
Duncan’s Dreadful Doll
Tink Takes Command
Captain Stinky’s Luck
When Destiny Dealt
The Voice
The Picture of Death
Plot of Gold
Monsoons of Death
Larson’s Luck
Death Makes a Mistake
The Chameleon Man
Visitor to Earth
Spawn of Hell
The Man Who Cried “Werewolf”
Flight of the Sirius
The Needle Points of Death
The Curse of El Dorado
Double-Cross on Mars
Professor Thorndyke’s Mistake
Manchu Terror
Voice from a Star
Orders for Willie Weston
Double Cross in Double Time
The Wandering Swordsmen
The Death of Asteroid 13
Dark Wish
The Ring of Faith
Death Comes Gift-Wrapped
The Reluctant Genii
Survival
Tink Takes Over
No Medal for Captain Manning
Fix Me Something to Eat
Conditioned Reflex
There's No Way Out!
The Secret of John Marsh
The Travelling Brain
The Man Who Bought Tomorrow
Roman Holiday
I’ll Follow You to Hell!
I Love Lucifer
Equation of Doom
Novelettes
The Visible Invisible Man
Dictagraphs of Death
Al Addin and the Infra-Red Lamp
The Giant from Jupiter
They Forgot to ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’
Safari to the Lost Ages
Vengeance on Venus
Convoy in Space
Goddess of the Fifth Plane
The Tireless Leg
The Willful Puppets
Enchanted Bookshelf
Genie of Bagdad
Silver Raiders of Sirius
World Beyond Belief
Tink Fights the Gremlins
Phantom City of Luna
The Mad Robot
The Musketeers in Paris
A Horse on Thorndyke
The Thinking Cap
The Galaxy Raiders
Vanguard of the Doomed
Some Wolves Can’t Kill
Complete Novels
[originally published in pulp magazines]
Convoy to Atlantis
Daughter of the Snake God
The Avengers
The Ghost That Haunted Hitler
Victory from the Void
Goddess of the Golden Flame
Whom the Gods Destroy
Murder on the Turnpike
William Peter McGivern was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Mobile, Alabama. After serving in the Army in World War II and studying at the University of Birmingham, McGivern returned to the US and worked for two years as a police reporter for the Philadelphia Bulletin and later as a writer for the Evening Bulletin in Philadelphia.
In 1947 he married Maureen Daly one of four sisters Time Magazine referred to as “the celebrated Daly sisters,” who were known for their writing and work in, journalism, fashion and advertising. McGivern and his wife co-wrote Mention My Name in Mombasa: the Unscheduled Adventures of an American Family Abroad , which covered their times and adventures living oversees, including Africa, Torremolinos, Spain and Ireland.
His first hardboiled novel appeared in 1948. He published more than 20 novels, mostly mysteries and crime thrillers, some under the pseudonym Bill Peters. His novels were adapted for a number of films, among them Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), a noir tale of three losers, The Big Heat (1953), starring Glenn Ford as a cop that will do anything to get his man, and Rogue Cop (1954), a film noir directed by Roy Rowland. The Big Heat received an Edgar Award in 1954 as Best Motion Picture, which McGivern shared as author of the original novel.
While a successful novelist, McGivern moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s to write for television and film. His credits include the TV series Ben Casey, Adam -12, and Kojak and the William Castle film I Saw What You Did (1965).
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