1979
First Published
4.46
Average Rating
812
Number of Pages
A joint venture involving William Heinemann, Secker & Warburg and Octopus Books to make collections of fiction by well-known authors available to the reading public at fair prices. This gathering of seven of the best 87th Precinct tales by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter) was originally priced at £5.95, and when it first appeared was actually available at £4.95 if bought before Oct 31 1979. The seven novels: Cop Hater, Give The Boys A Great Big Hand, Doll, Eighty Million Eyes, Hail Hail the Gang's All Here!, Sadie When She Died, and Let's Hear It For The Deaf Man.
Avg Rating
4.46
Number of Ratings
54
5 STARS
59%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
6%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
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Author
Ed McBain
Author · 97 books
"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.
