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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

Ed McBain's Books

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Fat Ollie's Book A Novel of the 87th Precinct By: Ed McBain
This edition: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publication date: October 15, 2010
All at once, Fat Ollie Weeks had a truly brilliant idea... But as any real writer could tell you, that's how inspiration strikes -- with the sudden force of a violent crime. Known more for his foul mouth and short temper...
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The Frumious Bandersnatch
The Frumious Bandersnatch By: Ed McBain
This edition: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2010
The kidnapping was audacious, and there were plenty of witnesses... But no one attending the dazzling launch party for up-and-coming pop idol Tamar Valparaiso knew what they were seeing when, halfway through her...
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Alice in Jeopardy
Alice in Jeopardy A Novel By: Ed McBain
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
Publication date: May 23, 2006
"I have your children. Don't call the police, or they'll die." It's a nightmare no parent should ever endure. Especially Alice Glendenning, a South Florida real estate agent who hasn't managed to sell a single home --...
Other Formats: eBook
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Hark!
Hark! A Novel of the 87th Precinct By: Ed McBain
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
Publication date: October 25, 2005
I'm a Fathead, Men! I Am the Deaf Man! Unscrambling the cryptic messages -- anagrams, Detective Carella called them -- delivered to the 87th Precinct confirmed that the master criminal who has eluded them time and again is...
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Lullaby By: Ed McBain
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
Publication date: August 31, 2004
The squadroom at 5:15 on New Year's morning looked much as it did on any other day... But an exceptionally heinous crime was already sending a wave of outrage through even the veteran cops of the 87th Precinct: a wealthy...
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Eight Black Horses
Eight Black Horses By: Ed McBain
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: April 29, 2003
It all got terribly confusing when the Deaf Man put in an appearance.... ...and the criminal mastermind is making his presence known by the dead bodies that are turning up around Isola. Then there are the notes -- with...
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Money, Money, Money
Money, Money, Money A Novel of the 87th Precinct By: Ed McBain
This edition: Large Print Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2003
It is Christmas in the city, but it isn't the giving season. A retired Gulf War pilot, a careless second-story man, a pair of angry Mexicans, and an equally shady pair of Secret Service agents are in town after a large stash...
Other Formats: Audio Download, eBook
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Candyland
Candyland A Novel In Two Parts By: Ed McBain and Evan Hunter
Read by: Linda Emond and Mark Blum
This edition: Abridged Audio Download
Publication date: January 1, 2001
Candyland merges the bestselling talents of the acclaimed author known as both Evan Hunter and Ed McBain. Candyland begins in classic Evan Hunter style....Alone in New York City on business, Benjamin Thorpe spends his empty...
Other Formats: eBook
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The Last Dance
The Last Dance A Novel of the 87th Precinct By: Ed McBain
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: December 1, 2000
THE CELEBRATED FIFTIETH NOVEL OF THE 87TH PRECINCT The hanging death of a nondescript old man in a shabby little apartment in a meager section of the 87th Precinct is nothing much in this city, especially to detectives...
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The Big Bad City By: Ed McBain
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: November 1, 1999
In this city, you have to pay attention. In this city, things are happening all the time, all over the place, and you don't have to be a detective to smell evil in the wind. Take this week's tabloids: the face of a dead girl...
Other Formats: eBook