Midnight Cab: The Mystery of the Vanishing Cab

by James W. Nichol

Walker Devereaux wants to be a writer. But he has to eat so he drives a cab in Toronto on the graveyard shift. Young, smart, and naive, things happen to him--lots of things. In Episode 12, The Mystery of the Vanishing Cab, it's a new thrill for Walker when his cab is stolen and another cab has to give him a lift. In Episode 13, The Mystery of the Great Escape, Walker is kidnapped by junkies who force him and Krista to decide how much they mean to each other. Unabridged.

Audio Cassette

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

James W. Nichol has been a prominent playwright in Canada since 1970. Midnight Cab was inspired by his immensely popular radio drama of the same name, broadcast on CBC in thirty-five half-hour episodes. He lives in the country near Stratford, Ontario. Midnight Cab won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was shortlisted for the CCWA Gold Dagger. He is currently working on a second novel.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best First Novel (2003): Midnight Cab

Reviews

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Checked this out as audio listen and didn't realize this was just a very short story. Not really in to short stories.