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1938 thriller novel by Peter Cheyney From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Urgent Hangman is a 1938 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. It introduced the fictional London-based private detective Slim Callaghan, the first in a series of seven novels as well as two short story collections.
Author | Peter Cheyney |
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Language | English |
Series | Slim Callaghan |
Genre | Thriller |
Publisher | William Collins, Sons (UK) Dodd, Mead & Company (US) |
Publication date | 1938 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | 230 |
ISBN | 1471901599 |
Followed by | Dangerous Curves |
In 1952 it was adapted for the stage by Gerald Verner as Meet Mr. Callaghan and ran for 340 performances at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End.[1] The play was in turn adapted for the 1954 film Meet Mr. Callaghan directed by Charles Saunders and starring Derrick De Marney and Adrienne Corri.[2]
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