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John Godey was born in New York in 1913 and began writing at a young age. He wrote the books A Thrill a Minute With Jack Albany, Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Kill Today and The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three was a bestseller in 1973 and was made into a hit movie starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw in 1974.

Books by John Godey

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Tie-in to the 2009 film remake of this classic novel, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta

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