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Ed McBain

Born

in New York, The United States

October 15, 1926

Died

July 06, 2005

Website

http://www.edmcbain.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Crime

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"Ed McBain" is one of the pen names of American author and screenwriter Salvatore Albert Lombino (1926-2005), who legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952.

While successful and well known as Evan Hunter, he was even better known as Ed McBain, a name he used for most of his crime fiction, beginning in 1956.

He also used the pen names John Abbott, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, Dean Hudson, Evan Hunter, and Richard Marsten. ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 132,006 ratings · 8,917 reviews · 683 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cop Hater (87th Precinct, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 8,970 ratings — published 1956 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mugger (87th Precinct, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 5,157 ratings — published 1956	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pusher (87th Precinct, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 4,229 ratings — published 1956 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Con Man (87th Precinct, #4) 3.91 avg rating — 4,027 ratings — published 1957 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice (87th Precinct, #36) 3.93 avg rating — 3,172 ratings — published 1983 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer's Payoff (87th Precinct, #6) 3.95 avg rating — 3,020 ratings — published 1958 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer's Choice (87th Precinct, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 3,035 ratings — published 1957 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fuzz (87th Precinct, #22) 3.90 avg rating — 2,683 ratings — published 1968 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Give the Boys a Great Big Hand (87th Precinct, #11) 3.92 avg rating — 2,619 ratings — published 1960 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Killer (87th Precinct, #8) 3.91 avg rating — 2,621 ratings — published 1958 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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