 William Peter McGivern was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the University of Birmingham. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a reporter and reviewer for the Evening Bulletin in Philadelphia. He moved to Hollywood and became a screenplay writer. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'Bill Peters'. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) But Death Runs Faster (Also published as: The Whispering Corpse [1950]) | 1948 |
| 2) Heaven Ran Last | 1949 |
| 3) Very Cold for May | 1950 |
| 4) Shield for Murder | 1951 |
| 5) The Crooked Frame | 1952 |
| 6) Margin of Terror | 1953 |
| 7) The Big Heat | 1953 |
| 8) Rogue Cop | 1954 |
| 9) The Darkest Hour (Also published as: Waterfront Cop [1956]) | 1954 |
| 10) The Seven File (Also published as: Chicago-7 [1970]) | 1956 |
| 11) Night Extra | 1957 |
| 12) Odds Against Tomorrow | 1957 |
| 13) Savage Streets | 1959 |
| 14) Seven Lies South | 1960 |
| 15) Killer on the Turnpike (short stories) | 1961 |
| 16) The Road to the Snail | 1961 |
| 17) A Pride of Place | 1962 |
| 18) A Choice of Assassins | 1963 |
| 19) The Caper of the Golden Bulls | 1966 |
| 20) Lie Down, I Want to Talk to You | 1967 |
| 21) Caprifoil | 1972 |
| 22) Reprisal | 1973 |
| 23) Night of the Juggler | 1975 |
| 24) Soldiers of '44 | 1979 |
| 25) The Seeing (with Maureen McGivern) | 1980 |
| 26) Summitt | 1982 |
| 27) A Matter of Honor (completed by Maureen McGivern) | 1984 |
| 28) War Games | 1984 |
| As 'Bill Peters' | |
| 1) Blondes Die Young | 1952 |