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Snow White & Rose Red 3 reviews
Ed McBain
Mysterious Press
My First Matthew Hope
I am an avid fan of Stuart Kaminsky, John D. MacDonald, Cornell Woolrich, and Jim Thompson. Ed McBain fits in incredibly nicely with this amazing authors. I had read Ed McBain before - "Cop Hater" and his incredibly delightful retelling of the Christmas Story with the officers of the 87th precinct. As Evan Hunter, Ed McBain soars as the author of "The Blackboard Jungle." If you haven't seen ...
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Shotgun3 reviews
Ed McBain
H Hamilton, 1969
McBain at his Best
The 87th Precinct in the fictional city of Isola is hopping...two murders in one day. The first, a married couple found dead in their apartment, unrecognizeable, two shotgun blasts to the face of each. The second, a middle-aged woman found on her kitchen floor with a bread knife sticking out of her chest. The hard-working detectives of the 87th tenaciously follow leads and clues as they circle ...
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Like Love (87th Precinct Mystery)2 reviews
Ed McBain
Signet, 1982
Hooked from the opening
This one starts with a bang. A cop tries to talk a young woman off a ledge. McBain provides the usual razzle-dazzle combination of suspense and action. In the end, every clue dovetails together. It's a credit to the author that the finale is both suprising and credible.
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Guns3 reviews
Ed Mcbain
Book Club Associates, 1977
70's McBain-Hard-Boiled and From The Criminal's POV
Another winning recommendation from a member of the Rara-Avis hardboiled book mailing list. Up to this point I've avoided Mystery Writers of America Grand Master McBain (too popular and too many other books waiting to be read) but this little 1976, non-87th Precinct, gem was time well spent. The story is about the aftermath, told from the perspective of a small time New York City armed-robber, of ...
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The Pusher6 reviews
Ed McBain
Orion, 2003
He Who Hesitates
Of McBain's 70 to 80 books, this is without a doubt his best. This is what storytelling is all about. Simple characters, doing simple things and making it impossible to put the book down . I'm curious to know whether Evan Hunter is still alive or just retired from writing.
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The Empty Hours3 reviews
Ed McBain
Pan Books, 1981
THE EMPTY HOURS WILL FILL A FEW FOR YOU!!!!!!
As I ordered this book I did not know it is really three stores in one book until I received it. As McBain books are, to me, the three are good. The first one is "The Empty Hours" about a young wealthy woman who is found dead. Who is she and is she who you think she is? Why was she killed? Carella and friends run down clues until they find out. You will be surprised. The second one is simply "J". ...
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The Heckler5 reviews
Pocket Books, 2004
First Bow for the Deaf Man
"The Heckler" is the 87th Precinct Mystery which features the first appearance of the elusive and recurrent McBain villian known only as the Deaf Man. In this installment, you learn why this mastermind of evil has a particular affinity for the "boys of the 87th," particularly Detective Steeve Carella, who excells at thwarting his nefarious schemes (but never quite catching him). This is one ...
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Bread2 reviews
Ed McBain
Signet, 1975
sizzling
McBain captures the tense relationships of city life in "Bread." The heroes and the villians are equally memorable characters. McBain provides it all: humor, suspense, and action all in perfectly written prose.
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The Mugger6 reviews
Ed Mcbain
Random House Value Publishing, 1995
A GREAT READ!!!!!
This is only the second McBain book I have read. It is very , very good. I am going to try to find them to read in order. Have a long way to go I know. The Mugger is about Bert Kling, who is a partolman. He is searching for a mugger named Clifford. He is doing this in his off duty time. Then a young girl Kling has met is killed, was it by the mugger or not????? The ending is great is all I will ...
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Lady, Lady, I Did It! (87th Precinct Mystery)2 reviews
Ed McBain
Signet, 1982
MCBAIN GET ANOTHER FIVE!!!!!
This is the fourteenth McBain book I have read and I think I have given all of them a five. This envolves the shooting of four people in book store. One of them is Claire Townsend, the girl fiend of Bert Kling, one of the 87th Precinct policemen. The story takes you through the interview of the people who new and were in contact with the four people killed. Why where they killed? Was it just a ...
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Lullaby/Vespers/Widows1 review
Ed McBain
Pocket, 2001
POLICE PROCEDURES RULE THREE TIMES
For the fan of the Police Procedural novel NO ONE does it quite as well as Ed McBain. The 87th Precinct series has followed the changes in Police procedural an detection from the mid fifties to the present time. What a fun sampler this is 3 complete novels from the late 80's to the early 90's for approximately the price of two paper back novels. I truly got my money's worth out of these three ...
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Killer's Payoff1 review
Ed McBain
Signet, 1974
ANOTHER WINNER!!!
This is the sixth book on the 87th precinct I have read. They all have been good and this is no exception. The precinct is trying to find who ever gunned down a man who was walking down the street and why. The usual bunch is here, Steve Carella, Bert Kling, Cotton Hawes, Myer Myer(yes that is right) Hal Willis and newcomer Bob O'Bryan. Danny Gimp, the informer for Steve Carella shows up with ...
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Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man2 reviews
Ed McBain
Mandarin, 1995
DEAF MAN STRIKES AGAIN!!!!
The deaf man is back. He is sending the 87th precinct clues to his nextcrime. Who can figure them out before the crime is committed? In the meantime Kling is working on a string of burglaries. Carella is working on finding who killed a man and nailed him to a wall. All things come together at the end but it makes for good reading to get there. The deaf man is a thorn in the side of the 87th. ...
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Lady Killer (87th Precinct Mystery)1 review
Ed McBain
Signet, 1987
Very intriging
This book kept me very much in suspense. I enjoyed it very much. I just couldn't put it down. I could not figure it out for anything
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Give the Boys a Great Big Hand (An 87th Precinct Mystery)1 review
Ed McBain
Signet / NAL, 1975
It doesn't get better than McBain
First Sentence: It was raining.
On a rainy Marcy day in Isola, Patrolman Richard Genero sees someone all dressed in black board a bus but leave behind an airline tote bag. What Genero doesn't expect is that the bag contains the large severed hand of an adult male. Now it's up the "boys" of 87th Precinct to identify both the victim and the killer.
There is something wonderful about ...
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Ghosts1 review
Ed McBain
Books On Tape, Inc., 1998
The Best 87th Precinct Novel Of Them All
This is came from the public library resell store market major collection central general.
So, that is library stickers and marks and official making normally include.
Unabridged, six 1-hour audio cassettes, read by Jonathan Marosz are in plastic case.
But, the case has been seen cracked tapped and latest dirt.
But, the tapes are still playable and well sound, when I test and listen from the ...
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Three Complete 87th Precinct Novels: Tricks, Ice, 8 Black Horses1 review
Ed Mcbain
Random House Value Publishing, 1992
I like the police work of the Eight-Seven, and its officers!
The Eight-Seven does its work so well that I particularly want to know all of the titles that tell about the "Deaf Man."
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Fuzz (Signet)1 review
Ed McBain
Signet, 1978
Thank God for Public Libraries!
Since McBain has written a zillion books, I wanted to be caught up with the 87th Pct books by enrolling to my nearest public library. The Fuzz caught my eye because it was one of his earliest, printed in 1968. The book I picked up was reprinted in 1972. Great book, I must add! Carella always gets a beating--and to a pulp! Somebody teach this man self-defense! A money-hungry deaf man ...
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Death of a Nurse1 review
Ed McBain
Signet, 1976
It's Ed McBain
This is the story of a Navy nurse killed aboard a ship. Three men are looked at as the killer. One of the 3 figures out who the killer is & he tells him that he knows so the killer kills him. The brass think that he killed himself out of remores so they close the case. The killer desided he wants another nurse so he pretents to be sick so that he can get into the hospital. And orderly figures out ...
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'Til Death2 reviews
Ed McBain
Orion mass market paperback, 2003
Professional and Personal
This is one of my favorites of the 87th precinct. McBain changes his usual venue and direction a bit in this one. We get to see Carella's loving relationship with his family. With his sister's wedding and his wife's pregnancy, Steve's got lots of family concerns to worry about. That doesn't mean "Til Death" in anyway lacks suspense. The pleasantries of a big Italian wedding continue in the ...
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