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Ed McBain

Ed McBain
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Ed McBain

Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award-nominated Money, Money, Money) to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter -- including The Blackboard Jungle (now in a 50th anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. Fiddlers, his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and... Read full bio

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Examiner.com, May 3, 2012
...busy that she barely had moment to step away for breaks. Not surprisingly, her favorite author's were Ed McBain and J. R. R. Tolkien. She talked about how McBain's style captivated her attention, and J. R. R. Tolkien changed her life so much that she...
Invaluable, April 27, 2012
...important early history of Catalonia. Additionally offered are signed first editions by prominent writers such as Sue Grafton, Ed McBain, John Grisham, Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly and Sue Grafton. Also featured is the 1902 author-signed, limited...
Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2012
...on Joe Rizzo will soon be mentioned in the same breath as the great 87th Precinct novels by Ed McBain. The Quest for Anna Klein, by Thomas H. Cook: Without changing his sublime style, Cook has written a book with a plot that is different from, and more...
Media Bistro, April 17, 2012
...? Last year, the Thomas & Mercer imprint announced that to 47 books by the late crime writer Ed McBain...
Invaluable, April 5, 2012
...Maya Pottery." Additionally offered are dozens of signed first editions by prominent writers such as Sue Grafton, Ed McBain, John Grisham, Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly and Dick Francis, to name a few. The nautical collection includes modern,...
Denver Post, March 11, 2012
...movies ("Point Blank," "Bank Shot," "The Hot Rock"). He was part of a generation of writers Ed McBain was another who could grind out two or three books a year and somehow maintain a high level of excellence. It isn't surprising that such a writer would...
Concord Monitor, March 11, 2012
...successful movies (Point Blank, Bank Shot, The Hot Rock). He was part of a generation of writers - Ed McBain was another - who could grind out two or three books a year and somehow maintain a high level of excellence. It isn't surprising that such a...
Kansas City Star, March 1, 2012
...?Point Blank,? ?Bank Shot,? ?The Hot Rock?). He was part of a generation of writers ? Ed McBain was another ? who could grind out two or three books a year and somehow maintain a high level of excellence. It isn?t surprising that such a writer would...
Kansas City Star, March 1, 2012
...?Point Blank,? ?Bank Shot,? ?The Hot Rock?). He was part of a generation of writers ? Ed McBain was another ? who could grind out two or three books a year and somehow maintain a high level of excellence. It isn?t surprising that such a writer would...
Washington Post, February 19, 2012
...into successful movies (Point Blank, Bank Shot, The Hot Rock). He was part of a generation of writers Ed McBain was another who could grind out two or three books a year and somehow maintain a high level of excellence. It isnt surprising that such a...
Shields Gazette, February 3, 2012
...up – from where, I can’t now remember. I still have it. And so it went on: Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels, that helped see me through a very dark time; books of the sea – CS Forester, and Douglas Reeman and his alter ego Alexander Kent...
Huffington Post, February 1, 2012
...publishing in recent months, acquiring the rights to 47 books from the backlist of deceased bestselling mystery author Ed McBain, as well as the memoir of Hollywood producer Penny Marshall. The practices of its New York unit, headed by Laurence...
Huffington Post, February 1, 2012
...publishing in recent months, acquiring the rights to 47 books from the backlist of deceased bestselling mystery author Ed McBain, as well as the memoir of Hollywood producer Penny Marshall. The practices of its New York unit, headed by Laurence...