Dragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual ...

The Badge, by radio and television star Jack Webb (first published in 1958), provides an in-depth look at the Los Angeles Police Department of the 1950s - its organization from the Commission and Chief to the officer on the beat, to the various records, forensic, and research departments. Also included are detailed accounts of infamous crimes, criminals and scandals that rocked Los Angeles during that time, including behind-the-scenes accounts of the Black Dahlia murder, t...

'It's a Fallen World' doesn't offer simple comforts or tidy conclusions. Instead, it presents a collection of darkly comedic stories that navigate the boundaries between science fiction, ancient myth, and the absurd patterns of human behavior. Here, the lines between time, belief, and perception dissolve.At once sharp, thoughtful, and disquieting, 'It's a Fallen World' invites readers who appreciate looking over the edge to travel into worlds that feel frighteningly real. You'll fi...

Detective Sammy Golden was surprised to find her there—in the gaudy apartment of a dangerous diamond smuggler—standing of his dead body with a fortune in diamonds in her bag … and a pistol in her hand. She looked too pretty, and too nice, for the role. Besides, she was a widow—the widow of a cop who had been murdered just 48 hours before.

She was lovely—blonde, blue eyes, with luscious curves in the right places …She was damned—an eye witness to a gang killing and the murderer knew where to find her …A baffling thriller by the author of The Naked Angel, about a terrifying murder, a vicious frame-up, and a mysterious disappearance, in which the rough-and-ready tea of Police Detective Sammy Golden and fearless parish priest Father Joseph Shanley tackle a professional killer and rescue a witness who wa...

Hard-hitting Police Detective Sammy Golden and his two-fisted friend, parish priest Father Joseph Shanley, land in trouble right up to their collective necks, when a baffling case of murder involves them with a bizarre cast of characters, including …… a famous strip tease queen… a wealthy dealer in used cars and dope… a cold-blooded killer…and a naked angel who appears nightly on a pure white cloudA fast and furious thriller starring two of crime fic...

It started with a missing poet, a fire, and a half-strangled girl. But before it was over Sergeant Sammy Golden and his friend Father Shanley found themselves faced with the double headache of foreign intrigue and triple murder.

Love brought them together—the mysterious blonde and the bitter, lonely piano player.Murder stood between them—her secret, reluctant role as an accomplice in the vicious plot that caused to brutal slayings!A wanton blonde’s clandestine romance sets police detective Sammy Golden and his crime-busting partner Father Joseph Shanley on the trail of a ruthless mobster who deals in dope and death. This is a fast, taut thriller by the bestselling author of The Deadly Sex and The D...

Father Joseph Shanley and Detective Sergeant Sammy Golden felt a very personal interest in this case. Gil Basta had been murdered. It was not hard to find his enemies: Gil had written Manama Town, a big, five hundred page, dirty, sordid book that had immediately become a best-seller. But the novel was not a creation of Basta’s imagination—the people and incidents depicted were based on reality, Father Shanley’s parish and parishioners.Unfortunately, the matter did not rest...

Out of the night, she came. She walked into Augie’s place and she sand. Lord, how she sang. She wrapped her voice around a song and the customers loved it.Then, suddenly she disappeared. She walked out of the club, into the night. There was nothing left behind to show she’d been there … nothing but the body of the man who lay dead on her dressing room floor.

Give you -- and your child -- the beauty of the world. Thousands of students in the United States and Mexico have gone on to brilliant careers in the creative arts after attending Border Voices workshops. The secret to that success is distilled in this marvelously funny, and always insightful book. The book contains marvelous poems by students ranging in age from 8 to 18, as well as powerful pieces by professional poets and a writer of TV shows, essays and poetry (that's Jack Webb). And we...

Chris, a young alcoholic, is not interested in his family's weird mortuary business. He just wants to be a comedian and make people laugh.The economy is tough and his drug habit is getting bad. It is hard to make a move under such sorry conditions. Then there's Zoie. She is as hot as they come, with plans of her own. This is a dark, fast moving, romantic comedy with a strange spiritual twist. Like the story says, "I don't think Jesus did it this way."Estimated total reading...