The Private Practice of Michael Shayne is a 1940 detective novel by the American writer Brett Halliday. It was the second book in Halliday's Michael Shayne series of novels, after Dividend on Death (1939).
 First edition | |
| Author | Brett Halliday |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
Publication date | 1940 |
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Film adaptation edit
In the same year as its release, the novel was adapted into a film Michael Shayne, Private Detective starring Lloyd Nolan as the private detective hero. It started a film series made by Twentieth Century Fox featuring Nolan.[1]
References edit
- ^ Backer p.107
Bibliography edit
- Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1940s Hollywood. McFarland, 2010.
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