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Three from the 87th: Hail Hail the Gang's All Here/Jigsaw/Fuzz
HARD COVER.470 PAGES
- GenresMystery
470 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1971
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About the author
Ed McBain
679 books673 followers"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.
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.
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April 27, 2022
3 stories in 1 book! Now that's a treat! The first, "Hail Hail the Gang's All Here", is divided into two sections - “Nightshade” and “Daywatch”, like the two shifts of the 87th Precinct’s detectives’ shifts. Lots of good stories with almost all of the detectives, or 'gang', involved!
In "Jigsaw", the men have to find the pieces (all 8 of them), assemble the puzzle, and recover the $750,000 stolen years ago. Simple, huh? Well, not for the detectives of the 87th... especially Detective Arthur Brown, as this book is mostly his case. Cool touch that the pieces are printed on the book's pages!
And in "Fuzz", the gang from the 87th Precinct - Meyer Meyer, Carella, Genero, and the boys, are up against the deaf man again! They are trying to stop him from assassinating city officials. Trying. He's a tough one though, and not easily taken down!
Three good stories and well worth the read! Thanks Mr. McBain!
In "Jigsaw", the men have to find the pieces (all 8 of them), assemble the puzzle, and recover the $750,000 stolen years ago. Simple, huh? Well, not for the detectives of the 87th... especially Detective Arthur Brown, as this book is mostly his case. Cool touch that the pieces are printed on the book's pages!
And in "Fuzz", the gang from the 87th Precinct - Meyer Meyer, Carella, Genero, and the boys, are up against the deaf man again! They are trying to stop him from assassinating city officials. Trying. He's a tough one though, and not easily taken down!
Three good stories and well worth the read! Thanks Mr. McBain!
July 31, 2015
Glad I read all three. Read Fuzz first because some one said it was their favorite. Liked it okay, seemed formulaic. Took a month long pause. Started reading The Crime of our Lives by L. Block. He convinced me to give Ed McBain another try. Glad I did. So they may be formulaic, not terribly inventive in the plot, but who cares? They are well written, and I am now firmly sucked into the 87th precinct. Good thing many of them are "free" to read on Kindle Unlimited.
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