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Dragnet: Case Histories from the Popular Television Series
CONTENTS: JEWEL ROBBERY CASE; DIAMOND SWINDLE CASE; FIREBUG CASE; MONOGRAMMED WATCH CASE; CRYBABY CASE; HIT-AND-RUN CASE.
210 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1957
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Richard Deming
107 books3 followersRichard Deming (1915-1983) was a solid and reliable pro whose crime-writing career extended from late 1940s pulps to early 1980s digests. He also wrote several volumes of popular non-fiction late in his life.
He is most likely to be remembered as one of the most prolific contributors to Manhunt and the early days of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and as a paperback original writer, sometimes of novels based on TV shows (Dragnet, The Mod Squad, and under the pseudonym Max Franklin, Starsky and Hutch). He was also a frequent ghost for the Ellery Queen team on paperback originals and for Brett Halliday on lead novelettes for Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine.
He is most likely to be remembered as one of the most prolific contributors to Manhunt and the early days of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and as a paperback original writer, sometimes of novels based on TV shows (Dragnet, The Mod Squad, and under the pseudonym Max Franklin, Starsky and Hutch). He was also a frequent ghost for the Ellery Queen team on paperback originals and for Brett Halliday on lead novelettes for Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine.
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March 6, 2021
"Dragnet" is a book based on the TV series published in 1970. The book was part of a series of Whitman books in the late 1960's published for teenage readers based on popular TV series of the time. Other books include "The Invaders", "Ironside", "Big Valley", "Man from UNCLE" and "Hawaii Five O". The Dragnet book contains six cases, from the files of the show. All could have been made into interesting 30 minute episodes. They follow the format of the series, from the introduction to the results of the trial ending. The stories do miss some of the humorous interaction between Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Bill Gannon (Harry Morgan) but otherwise are on the mark. I enjoyed the series growing up, and still do with my DVD's, and enjoyed the book as well. I rated it five stars for what it was for, a fun read for teens and fans of the series. The book also has illustrations, making it a little like a classic illustrated for TV shows. The book does not list an author as such, the stories were told by Richard Deming. Not sure the difference, but he told them well.
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