Уильям Макгиверн: 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

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

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

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).