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Title Page
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About William McGivern
Bibliography
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
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
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 10
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 GENJII
SURVIVAL
TINK TAKES OVER
VANGUARD OF THE DOOMED
NO MEDAL FOR CAPTAIN MANNING
WHOM THE GODS DESTROY
FIX ME SOMETHING TO EAT
CONDITIONED REFLEX
THERE’S NO WAY OUT!
SOME WOLVES CAN’T KILL
THE SECRET OF JOHN MARSH
THE TRAVELLING BRAIN
THE MAN WHO BOUGHT TOMORROW
I’LL FOLLOW YOU TO HELL!
JINN AND TONIC
OPERATION MIND-PICK
AMPHYTRION 40
NEVER MIND A MARTIAN
THE CHASE
STAR CHILD
I LOVE LUCIFER
LITTLE TIN SOLDIER
MIRACLE IN MANHATTAN
LOVE THAT POTION
MR. DITTMAN’S MONSTERS
THE MOON AND NONSENSE
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 10
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 GENJII
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
I’LL FOLLOW YOU TO HELL!
JINN AND TONIC
OPERATION MIND-PICK
AMPHYTRION 40
NEVER MIND A MARTIAN
THE CHASE
STAR CHILD
I LOVE LUCIFER
LITTLE TIN SOLDIER
MIRACLE IN MANHATTAN
LOVE THAT POTION
MR. DITTMAN�
�S MONSTERS
THE MOON AND NONSENSE
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).
William P. McGivern died in Palm Desert, California in 1982.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
John Brown’s Body (1940)
The Visible Invisible Man (1940)
The Dynamouse (1941)
Adopted Son of the Stars (1941)
Killer’s Turnabout (1941)
The Fate of Asteroid 13 (1941)
Dictagraphs of Death (1941)
The Masterful Mind of Mortimer Meek (1941)
The Quandary of Quintus Quaggle (1941)
Sidney, the Screwloose Robot (1941)
Sidetrack in Time (1941)
Doorway of Vanishing Men (1941)
Mr. Muddle Does as He Pleases (1941)
Peter Fereny’s Death Cell (1941)
Yellow Mud for Cowards (1941)
The Perfect Hideout (1941)
Flame for the Future (1941)
Tink Takes a Hand (1941)
Thunder Over Washington (1941)
Convoy to Atlantis (1941)
Al Addin and the Infra-Red Lamp (1941)
Planet of Lost Men (1941)
Rewbarb’s Remarkable Radio (1941)
People of the Pyramids (1941)
The Contract of Carson Carruthers (1942)
Mystery on Base Ten (1942)
Rehearsal for Danger (1942)
Kidnapped into the Future (1942)
The Cosmic Punch of Lefty O’Rourke (1942)
Howie Lemp Meets an Enchantress (1942)
The Lady and the Vampire (1942)
Double in Death (1942)
Bertie and the Black Arts (1942)
Daughter of the Snake God (1942)
The Giant from Jupiter (1942)
They Forgot to `Remember Pearl Harbor’ (1942)
The Avengers (1942)
Captain Stinky (1942)
Tink Takes a Fling (1942)
The Battle of Manetong (1942)
Safari to the Lost Ages (1942)
Duncan’s Dreadful Doll (1942)
Tink Takes Command (1942)
Vengeance on Venus (1942)
Convoy in Space (1942)
Captain Stinky’s Luck (1942)
Goddess of the Fifth Plane (1942)
When Destiny Dealt (1942)
The Voice (1942)
The Picture of Death (1942)
Plot of Gold (1942)
The Tireless Leg (1942)
Monsoons of Death (1942)
The Ghost That Haunted Hitler (1942)
Larson’s Luck (1943)
Death Makes a Mistake (1943)
The Chameleon Man (1943)
Visitor to Earth (1943)
Spawn of Hell (1943)
The Willful Puppets (1943)
The Man Who Cried “Werewolf” (1943)
Victory from the Void (1943)
Enchanted Bookshelf (1943)
Flight of the Sirius (1943)
Genie of Bagdad (1943)
Silver Raiders of Sirius (1943)
World Beyond Belief (1943)
Tink Fights the Gremlins (1943)
The Needle Points to Death (1944)
Phantom City of Luna (1944)
The Mad Robot (1944)
The Musketeers in Paris (1944)
The Curse of El Dorado (1944)
A Horse on Thorndyke (1944)
Double-Cross on Mars (1944)
Professor Thorndyke’s Mistake (1944)
The Thinking Cap (1944)
Manchu Terror (1946)
Goddess of the Golden Flame (1947)
Voice from a Star (1947)
Orders for Willie Weston (1948)
Double Cross in Double Time (1948)
The Wandering Swordsmen (1948)
The Death of Asteroid 13 (1948)
Dark Wish (1948)
The Ring of Faith (1948)
The Galaxy Raiders (1950)
The Reluctant Genii (1950)
Survival (1950)
Tink Takes Over (1951)
Vanguard of the Doomed (1951)
No Medal for Captain Manning (1951)
Whom the Gods Destroy (1951)
Fix Me Something to Eat (1951)
Conditioned Reflex (1951)
There’s No Way Out! (1951)
Some Wolves Can’t Kill! (1951)
The Secret of John Marsh (1951)
The Travelling Brain (1952)
The Man Who Bought Tomorrow (1952)
Roman Holiday (1952)
The Machine That Knew Too Much (1952)
He Played with Dolls (1952)
I’ll Follow You to Hell (1952)
Jinn and Tonic (1953)
Operation Mind-Pick (1953)
Amphytrion 40 (1953)
Never Mind a Martian (1953)
The Chase (1953)
Star Child (1953)
I Love Lucifer (1953)
Mr. Dittman’s Monsters (1954)
The Moon and Nonsense (1954)
Little Tin Soldier (1954)
Miracle in Manhattan (1954)
Love That Potion (1955)
Equation of Doom (1957)
Murder on the Turnpike (1961)
The Sound of Murder (1963)
JOHN BROWN’S B
ODY
First published in the May 1940 issue of Amazing Stories.
A strange thing happened when John Brown and his boss fell into the giant washer—a very strange thing indeed . . .
“THROCKMORTON making an inspection—this morning!” John Brown uttered the words in a horrified tone. His hands fluttered nervously. He looked helplessly around the washing machine department of Throckmorton’s Department Store, then back at his fellow salesman, suddenly trembling.
“Oh, dear,” he gasped, “I just know something will go wrong. I never was lucky on Mondays.”
Thaddeus Throckmorton, owner and president of the store, would make one of his surprise tours of inspection this morning, and when Thaddeus Throckmorton “toured” there wasn’t a department, section, or counter that was safe from his pompous, if none too nimble-witted, speeches and suggestions.
Mr. Brown had reason to tremble. For he had worries. Overdue payments to the Acme Loan Company, the interdepartment sales contest, and now, to top it all off, the visit from President Throckmorton himself. John Brown prayed fervently that the collector from the loan company wouldn’t come barging into the store while the Boss was around.
As he heard Mr. Throckmorton’s booming voice coming down the aisle, he even thought of running madly from the store. But instead his watery blue eyes darted nervously over the familiar shining line of washers, swung to the middle of the floor, and rested I on the giant model washing machine I that had just been installed for advertising purposes.
A huge affair—six feet high and six feet wide—it had been the result of a brainstorm by Thaddeus Throckmorton himself. On his last visit to John Brown’s department, Mr. Throckmorton, after “tsking” at the lamentable lack of sales, hit upon the idea of a colossal, glorified washer to lure customers closer to John Brown’s wares.
Even John Brown was forced to admit the idea was a honey. And as the sounds of Mr. Throckmorton’s voice grew closer, the little washing machine salesman stepped closer to the gigantic display machine and with his handkerchief flicked a microscopic atom of dust from one of the steel braces.
Exactly three seconds later John Brown’s heart plummeted to his heels, then promptly shot upward to catch somewhere in the region of his throat. Mr. Throckmorton had arrived!
The president and owner of Throckmorton’s Department Store did not enter the washing machine sector—he invaded it. A general at the head of his legions could not have impressed John Brown more than the portly Mr. Throckmorton, followed by subalterns, did at that moment.
John Brown coughed, almost strangling, then blurted a squeaky “Good morning.” Then, hastily in afterthought; “—sir!”
Mr. Throckmorton’s large, expensively clad body turned to face the stooped, drab little salesman. The president was dignified, pompous, and impressive. But no one could say he was not democratic. He said, “Good morning, Brown.”
Then, with a firm, searching, uncompromising eye, Mr. Throckmorton surveyed the section in which he stood. An almost paternal gleam shot into his eye as he spied the colossal display machine.
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