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Evan Hunter

Evan Hunter

Evan Hunter

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

The Chisholms is now available in eBook
Jun 15, 2010
The Chisholms will be released on June 15, 2010 in eBook
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Aug 06, 2009
The Moment She Was Gone is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
Candyland is now available in eAudio
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The Chisholms will be released on December 05, 2007 in Trade Paperback
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The Moment She Was Gone will be released on September 21, 2007 in Trade Paperback
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The Blackboard Jungle (Classic Ed) will be released on September 28, 2004 in Mass Market Paperback
Sep 28, 2004
The Blackboard Jungle (Classic Ed) is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Sep 28, 2004
Criminal Conversation will be released on July 31, 2002 in eBook
Jul 31, 2002

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Suite101.com, February 2, 2012
...with the 1928 short story "Pastorale": There are examples of noir fiction from Mickey Spillane, Jim Thompson and Evan Hunter. Modern masters like Elmore Leonard, James Lee Burke, Dennis Lehane, Jeffrey Deaver and Lawrence Block are also included. Each...
Express Milwaukee, December 22, 2011
...the auteur of his films, but investigating the contributions of Jay Presson Allen (Marnie), Joseph Stefano (Psycho) and Evan Hunter (The Birds) illuminates the creative process. Hitch provided the vision, planned many scenes in detail and spent many...
Examiner.com, December 13, 2011
...Sept. 11, 2012. McBain, who died in 2005, also published many standalone novels as under his real name, Evan Hunter, including the 1953 classic, The Blackboard Jungle. In 1986 he received the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award. McBain was...
Collider.com, November 27, 2011
...based on Daphne du Maurier’s book of the same name, the legend goes that Hitchcock told screenwriter Evan Hunter to disregard the plot of the novel; all he wanted was the title and the idea of a bunch of birds attacking people. The story begins in...
Good Reading Magazine, November 21, 2011
...Meet Zoran Drvenkar, author of Sorry , a psychological thriller that climbed its way up the German bestseller lists almost instantly and won a spot on Germany's prestigous best crime book list.   What did you want to be at 5, 13 and 20 years of...
AdvisorSource.com, October 20, 2011
...installment of the 87th Precinct series, "Fiddlers," is just as fresh as the first. McBain was born Evan Hunter, the author of "The Blackboard Jungle," and also penned the screenplay for Hitchcock's "The Birds." One of the most popular types of genres is...
AllVoices, August 28, 2011
...On the top shelf of my bookcase is an original "Blackboard Jungle," signed by the author Evan Hunter, a copy of "Bank Shot," signed by Donald E. Westlake, a signed copy of the beautifully written war novel "They Were Expendable," a couple of Steinbecks...
In Reference to Murder, October 13, 2011
...n) Evelyn Hervey (9) Salvatore Lombino (p) Ed McBain (slight trick question: Lombino legally changed his name to Evan Hunter) (10) Charlotte McLeod (i) Alisa Craig (11) Ralph McInerny (o) Monica Quill (12) Barbara Mertz (j) Elizabeth Peters (13) Joyce...
pattinase, October 7, 2011
...to be released BAD MOON RISING. You can find him here.Curt Cannon, Matt Cordell, Ed McBain and Evan Hunter Had to go to the doc's today (nothing serious) and just as I was walking out the door the mailman handed me a package from Hard Case Crime...
Randomize ME, September 13, 2011
...the AuthorEd McBain was one of the many pen names of the successful and prolific crime fiction author Evan Hunter (1926 – 2005). Debuting in 1956, the popular 87th Precinct is one of the longest running crime series ever published, featuring over fifty...
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine, August 12, 2011
...It's a surprise to me to be writing (not for the first time) about something by Evan Hunter as a forgotten book. When I was a youth, Hunter was a big name, what with Blackboard Jungle coming out in the middle '50s. He was the guy everybody...
The Kill Zone, July 24, 2011
...issued under a pseudonym.In the past, there were various reasons writers chose to publish with pen names. Evan Hunter (The Blackboard Jungle; Strangers When We Meet) always considered himself a "literary writer." To earn some extra dough he wrote police...
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, July 17, 2011
...more intrigued. By the end, I was happily surprised.  Loved it. Block, Lawrence , “Murders in Memory Lane: Evan Hunter Part 1,” Mystery Scene Magazine , Winter, 2011. Lawrence Block’s “Murders in Memory Lane” column are worth the price of a...
eBook Readers Resource, July 6, 2011
...and audio rights to any of Ed McBain’s previously published works. Ed McBain was the pseudonym of Evan Hunter. The literary genius, who died in 2005, won various awards during his lifetime and sold over 100 million books. A total of 47 titles will be...