Hour before dawn, the human vermin of English society come out to play. Ben Garvald is one of those vermin, a recently released convict determined to collect the money he served time for. Nick Miller, a tough and intelligent cop, is new to the graveyard shift. His family and his co-workers can't quite understand him, but Miller is determined to get the job done by any means necessary. Nothing will stop him from finding Garvald and making the guilty pay a price. However, there is more than meets the eye when it comes to Garvald, and Miller must rise to the challenge, not knowing whom to trust. The Graveyard Shift is the first of three classic police thrillers featuring detective Nick Miller-now available in America for the first time.....
Ben Garvold, a small-minded convict recently released from prison, is determined to collect the money stashed from his last crime. He's done the time. He's paid his dues. His wife and sister-in-law dread his release and ask for police protection. Detective Nick Miller, judo and karate expert, follows Garvold to learn where the stolen money is hidden. This 1960s police procedural never takes off. Even though characterizations are well done--British and Cockney accents are adeptly used to differentiate a variety of characters--the story remains flat. This is the first of three titles to be released in the United States. It's too bad the British didn't keep it. G.D.W. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
About the Creator
Jack Higgins is the author of the action-adventure thrillers Night of the Fox, Luciano's Luck, and The Year of the Tiger, as well as the mega-bestselling, The Eagle has Landed, which became a major motion picture. He also write under the pen names of Martin Falllon, Hugh Marlowe, and James Graham.
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