Book 12 of 55 in the 87th precinct mysteries series. Email me we will email you if this item comes back into stock. The detectives are on the hunt for a wounded boxer who, after being shot by the owner of the store he was trying to rob, later killed an offduty cop by slugging him through a glass window. The characters appeared in a series of novels and short stories written by ed mcbain. The big bad city by ed mcbain pittsburgh postgazette. The books generally feature an ensemble cast and multiple plot lines. The enduring excellence of the 87th precinct crime fiction. Armed with a gun and a bottle of nitroglycerine she spends an afternoon terrorising lieutenant byrnes and his men with her clever little homemade bomb. Tv crime dramas, a 1961 nbc series called 87th precinct, based specifically on the books and. In envisioning the 87th precinct, mcbain may have been inspired by films about world war ii, many of which focus on the squad rather than an individual. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain. Nov 16, 2015 the introduction to this first novel in ed mcbains series on new yorks 87th precinct cop hater is pretty awesome if you like noir and you like cities.
The original michael shayne novels were a mixture of comedy and detective story as l. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kings ransom 87th precinct book 10. It has always been on the radar of american crime literature ever since the series came into existence in 1956. By the time the series was over, there were 54 novels in the series. Ed mcbain is one of the many pen names of legendary author evan hunter 19262005. Working with the 87th precinct detectives is an officer from a much less crimeridden precinct. The series is based on the work of the police detective squad of the 87th precinct in the central district of. Dale midkiff elvis and me and joe pantoliano the sopranos star in this madefortelevision movie based on the work of. Distributed applications and interoperable systems. Police drama based on a series of detective novels by ed mcbain that featured detective steve carella played by robert lansing who worked at the 87th precinct in the fictional city of isola.
The 87th precinct book series by multiple authors includes books cop hater, the mugger, cop hater the mugger, and several more. First, a primer on the world of hack writing, the regular churning out of quick novels that were then issued and re. Opening and closing titles for 87th precinct starring robert lansing and norman fell. That first 87th precinct story involved a bomb and i spent the entire time reading it with a slightly creepedout feeling. Therefore, in this article, i use the term patriotism in its core. The series continued all the way up until hunters death in 2005, with usually one book published per year, but often multiple books being published in a single year. The longrunning 87th precinct series came to virtually define the genre. Detective steve carella has emerged as the central figure among the detectives, despite mcbains interest in keeping the cast strictly ensemble. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cop hater 87th precinct book 1.
Tonight we take a look at ed mcbains 87th precinct. Cop hater 1956 the mugger 1956 the pusher 1956 the con man 1957 killers choice 1957 killers payoff 1958. Ctva the classic tv archive us crime series 87th precinct 196162 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Ed mcbains 87th precinct exists in a fictional northern city much like new york. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain pseudonym of evan hunter. You can find here info, news, faq, images, multimedia, filmography, links and much more. First, a primer on the world of hack writing, the regular churning out of quick novels that were then issued and reissued. He wrote a novel called blackboard jungle in 1954, the next year it was made into a movie. Sep 08, 2014 the fictional 87th precinct is situated in isola, mcbains reimagined version of new york, and is loosely similar to manhattan. Mcbains 87th precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions. Cop hater, released in 1956 and available through interlibrary loan, sets the start of mcbains series in the hottest july anyone can remember. Storylines focus on neighborhood crime, and the lives of the officers of the 87th and their families. Kings ransom 87th precinct book 10 kindle edition by mcbain, ed.
Matt cordellcurt cannon created by evan huntered mcbaincurt cannon ne salvatore lombino. Cop hater 87th precinct book 1 kindle edition by mcbain, ed. Feb 11, 2018 87th precinct s01e28 by fancy hakim gal. These are two best books in 87th precinct series by ed mcbain, cop hater and lady lady i did it. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. According to an interview and articles published, the author admitted that the television series dragnet majorly influenced the series. The enduring excellence of the 87th precinct crime. Nbc ran a series called 87th precinct that ran from 1961 until 1962. Although the books vary in quality, on the whole this is a major series, a classic of american crime fiction that entertained, enlightened and influenced the genre for over three decades and counting. Virginia dodge is determined to put a bullet through steve carellas brain, and she doesnt care if she has to kill all the boys in the 87th precinct in the process. See the complete 87th precinct series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. First published in 1956, the first novel in 87th precinct series is a police procedural set in the fictional town of isola, and it is about someone killing police detectives.
This entry in the 87th precinct series takes place during a week in which the main. Even though the series focuses on police detectives from the 87th precinct, different detectives feature in various novels, and most of the series books feature an important role of the authors leading character, detective stephen louis. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. I ts not the 87th precinct but former private eye turned alcoholic skidrow bum curt cannon is a p. The 87th precinct is a thrilling crime fiction series that dwells on mystery murders. L ong before barney miller, long before hill street blues, homicide, and nypd blue, long before law and order and csi this and csi that, there was ed mcbains 87th precinct the series began in 1956 with cop hater, although at the time it wasnt even supposed to be a series. Series description 87th precinct was an action series on nbc about the personal and professional. Nowadays, perhaps because the novels are longer, they take two months. Who we are recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Ed mcbains 87th precinct series kansas city public library. The 87th precinct novel series started in 1956 with cop hater. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Watch 87th precinct episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Located in a stunning, rustred monolith in the heart of melbournes acclaimed arts precinct, 4 replies. The fictional 87th precinct is situated in isola, mcbains reimagined version of new york, and is loosely similar to manhattan. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Ed mcbain 87th precinct books kind of snuck up on me as well. With robert lansing, ron harper, gregory walcott, norman fell. Cop hater took a much longer time because there was a lot of research to do for the first. Some readers may be put off by the gruesome crime scene descriptions, but all will relish the vivid writing, strong sense of place. The introduction to this first novel in ed mcbains series on new yorks 87th precinct cop hater is pretty awesome if you like noir and you like cities.
Cop hater 87th precinct book 1 kindle edition by mcbain. The 87th precinct series in order ed mcbain fictiondb. In an odd twist of timing i was introduced to sgt steve carella and company on september 12th, 2001 the day after 911. Map of the 87th precinct with all known avenue names. Manhattans 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the longrunning series of novels by ed mcbain. At first, the series was destined to be a police procedural and there was no idea of making it such a profound crime series. For those readers looking to get into novels by ed mcbain, this section will help with that. Kings ransom 87th precinct book 10 kindle edition by. I read the german translation of this german title. Mcbains stellar reputation was founded on the police procedural series about the detectives of the 87th precinct which stretched to 55 books. The daytoday activities of new yorks 87th police precinct. The complete series list for an 87th precinct novel ed mcbain.
Steve carella played by robert lansing from the television program 87th precinct. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The con man is the fourth book in the series by ed mcbain that features an ensemble cast of detectives in the 87th precinct. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. In the introduction to a reissue of cop hater, the first of the 87th precinct novels, originally published in 1956, ed mcbain wrote. And the guilty, more often than not, include the police in nearly equal proportion with the criminals. Named a grand master by the mystery writers of america, hunter is best known for creating the longrunning 87th precinct series, which followed an ensemble cast of. Curiously, despite the fact that mcbains 87th precinct novels with their multiple plot lines and an ensemble cast of cops old and young, progressive and bigoted, married but mostly not stimulated the development of a score of memorable u. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from alberto becattini may 14, 2007.