John McPartland

John Donald McPartland (born April 13, 1911 – died September 14, 1958) was an American writer specializing in pulp fiction crime. In addition to his pulp work, he is known for the novel, No Down Payment, which was later made into the movie of the same title, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Joanne Woodward and Tony Randall, among others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McPartland