JIM DOHERTY:
> The second novel of Thomas Walsh, following up
the
> Edgar-winning *Nightmare in Manhattan*, was *The
Night
> Watch*, in which the villain was a crooked cop
who
> actually becomes a cop-killer.
A good novel, very gripping, written in a very tense style.
The cops in the lead are interesting characters, for a long
time the reader hasn't really made out what he should think
of them.
> The book formed the
> partial basis for a mid-50s film *Noir* (the title
of
> which escapes me)
"Pushover"?
Juri
By the way, welcome back!
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