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Tag Archives: Ed McBain

Even the Wicked – Ed McBain

2016-10-15

Zach Blake and his daughter Penny return to Martha’s Vineyard, seeking the truth behind the “accidental” death of their wife/mother Mary.

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Killer’s Wedge – Ed McBain

2013-08-02

The 87th Precinct squadroom is held hostage by a dead con’s suicidal wife, armed with a .38 and a bottle of nitro. Her target—Steve Carella!

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Cop Hater – Ed McBain

2013-05-02

Someone is knocking off cops in the 87th Precinct, and if there’s one thing the detectives won’t stand for, it’s murder of their own—with the investigators wearing a target on their backs.

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Give the Boys a Great Big Hand – Ed McBain

2013-03-15

After finding a disembodied hand in an airline overnight bag, the 87th’s detectives are tasked with tracking down the body it once belonged to.

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Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here – Ed McBain

2012-07-02

Follow the detectives of the 87th Precinct over twenty-four hours of a given day; a multitude of crimes are committed, and solved, by the expansive cast of characters.

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Jigsaw – Ed McBain

2012-05-28

When the detectives found the dead men, they saw an easy case. Until they found the jigsaw-like piece of photograph the two men had fought over, triggering a treasure hunt.

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Fuzz – Ed McBain

2012-05-12

The detectives of the 87th Precinct go up against an old foe, long believed dead: the Deaf Man. McBain pulls out all the stops out of storage, including many familiar faces.

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Doll – Ed McBain

2012-05-08

First to die was a beautiful fashion model; her young daughter overhearing the gruesome murder. The next death is 87th Precinct detective Steve Carella. And nobody hears his.

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The Gutter and the Grave – Ed McBain

2012-04-06

Drunken vagrant and ex-detective Matt Cordell agrees to help an acquaintance solve some petty theft. They stumble upon murder. Looks like Cordell’s got a job to do.

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Killer’s Choice – Ed McBain

2012-04-02

A murdered girl with few leads to her murderer proves a frustrating case for the detectives of the 87th Precinct… on top of which, they lose one of their own.

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The Mugger – Ed McBain

2012-03-05

A mugger’s victimizing women in the 87th Precinct. When he goes one step too far and murders a girl Bert Kling was trying to help, Kling sets out to bring the perp to justice.

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