I typed in William P. McGivern's bibliography this aft. He's
probably
best known to us for _The Big Heat_, but he did a number of
other good
ones.
McGivern's wife, Maureen Daly, wrote an etiquette book in
1950 titled
_The Perfect Hostess_. It's dedicated to "Bill, whose
enthusiasm as a
host or guest makes any party more fun." I get a big kick out
of
these out-of-date etiquette books. Here's a sample, from the
"What
Every Young Hostess Should Know" chapter:
"Now, let's consider a Sunday brunch as a gay solution to
your
first-party problem. Ask about six people to drop in any time
between
noon and three o'clock of a lazy Sunday. Give them tall
glasses of
chilled orange juice to start things off. Then invite all the
guests
out to your spick-and-span new kitchen to pitch in while you
and your
husband whip up scrambled eggs and little, grilled pork
sausages.... Before you know it, you'll be nominated as the
brightest
young hostess in town!"
Quite a difference from Lillian Hellman.
The URL is:
<URL:
http://www.vex.net/~buff/rara-avis/biblio/mcgivern.html>
but here's the list of books. I'd be grateful for any
corrections
from McGivern fans.
* But Death Runs Faster (Dodd Mead, 1948) (a.k.a The
Whispering Corpse)
* Heaven Ran Last (Dodd Mead, 1949)
* Very Cold for May (Dodd Mead, 1950)
* Shield for Murder (Dodd Mead, 1951)
* Blondes Die Young (Dodd Mead, 1952) (as Bill Peters)
* The Crooked Frame (Dodd Mead, 1952)
* The Big Heat (Dodd Mead, 1953)
* Margin of Terror (Dodd Mead, 1953)
* Rogue Cop (Dodd Mead, 1954)
* The Darkest Hour (Dodd Mead, 1954) (a.k.a. Waterfront
Cop)
* The Seven File (Dodd Mead, 1956) (a.k.a. Chicago-7)
* Night Extra (Dodd Mead, 1957)
* Odds Against Tomorrow (Dodd Mead, 1957)
* Mention My Name in Mombasa: The Unscheduled Adventures of
an
American Family Abroad (Dodd Mead, 1958) (with Maureen
Daly)
* Savage Streets (Dodd Mead, 1959)
* Seven Lies South (Dodd Mead, 1960)
* Killer on the Turnpike (Pocket Books, 1961) (short
stories)
* The Road to the Snail (Dodd Mead, 1961)
* A Pride of Place (Dodd Mead, 1962)
* Police Special (Dodd Mead, 1962) (omnibus - contains
??)
* A Choice of Assassins (Dodd Mead, 1963)
* The Caper of the Golden Bulls (Dodd Mead, 1966)
* Lie Down, I Want to Talk to You (Dodd Mead, 1967)
* Caprifoil (Dodd Mead, 1972)
* Reprisal (Dodd Mead, 1973)
* Night of the Juggler (Putnam, 1975
* Soldiers of '44 (Arbor Hourse, 1979)
* The Seeing (Tower, 1980) (with Maureen McGivern)
* Summitt (Arbor House, 1982)
* A Matter of Honor (Arbor House, 1984) (completed by
Maureen
Daly)
* War Games (Arbor House, 1984)
Bill
--
William Denton | Toronto, Canada | http://www.vex.net/~buff/ | Caveat lector.
"Let's keep the party polite."
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