The Graveyard Shift (novel)

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This article is aboout the 1965 novel by Harry Patterson (a.k.a Jack Higgins). For other uses, see Graveyard shift.

The Graveyard Shift is a 1965 novel by Harry Patterson, also known as Jack Higgins (Patterson being Higgins' real name).

The novel tells the story of Nick Miller, a newly recruited police officer who lives with his rich brother but who won't take part in his brother's business. Miller is on the trail of Ben Garvald, a man who has just been released from prison after completing a 15 year sentence there. But Ben's ex wife's sister, Jean Fleming still thinks that Ben is dangerous and look out for revenge against his sister as she has married mobster Harry Faulkner. Jean also has a note from Ben to her sister when he was in prison telling her that he's coming back. This results in Nick hunting for Ben from scratch through his friends.