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Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Ed McBain concocts a brilliant and intricate thriller about a master criminal who haunts the city with cryptic passages from Shakespeare, directing the detectives of the 87th Precinct to a future crime -- if only they can... See More
Mystery
Police hunt for a perp who's picking off politicians in this "triumph" (Chicago Sun-Times). The detectives of the 87th Precinct have gotten a call threatening the life of the city's parks commissioner unless a... See More
A "gripping" collection of crime stories from the author of the acclaimed 87th Precinct novels (People). Ed McBain's 87th Precinct is "perhaps the finest police procedural series of all time" (Publishers Weekly). But... See More
Literature & Fiction
This lively novel -- the fifty-second in the award-winning 87th Precinct series -- follows the exploits of Ed McBain's most beloved and foul-mouthed detective, Fat Ollie Weeks. All at once, Fat Ollie Weeks had a truly... See More
Mystery
It's not a mystery, it's a story of survival and triumph. That's what some people say about Romance, a would-be hit play about an actress pursued by a knife-wielding stalker. But isn't it romantic! Before the show can open... See More
Mystery
A collection of twenty short stories from the legendary crime author and creator of the 87th Precinct series. Ed McBain was one of the most admired and prolific crime writers of the twentieth century. His long-running 87th... See More
Mystery
A police detective hunts for a pattern in a puzzling murder spree in this mystery by "a master" (Time). A blind violinist taking a smoke break. A cosmetics sales rep cooking an omelet in her own kitchen. A college... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Detectives Brown and Carella answer a call to a double homicide. One guy broke in and another defended himself and now they both are dead. The case seems open and shut. Except for one piece of evidence: a torn picture in one... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
A calypso singer fresh off a gig walks home in a downpour, when shots tear through his head like steel rain. A hooker out on the street in the same miserable weather doesn't know her final trick will be her last. What brings... See More
Mystery
Eighty-six-year-old George Lasser was the superintendent of a building in the 87th Precinct until just recently. Unfortunately his tenure ended in the building's basement with a sharp, heavy blade of an ax in his head... See More
The author of the 87th Precinct series presents a riotous story of the gamblers, mobsters, and other colorful characters who hang around Aqueduct Racetrack. Andrew Mullaney has the money to get to Aqueduct Racetrack, but... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Steve Carella does not fit the picture of a big city detective. Well mannered and the consummate professional, he lacks the rough-hewn edges of the men who devote their lives to fighting crime on the streets. But there is... See More
Mystery
A young woman stops at the grocery store after work, but she never makes it home -- at least not all the way. She is stabbed to death in front of her building, her groceries strewn across the cold pavement. Upstairs her... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Stan Gifford is the ultimate comedian. A pro through and through, when Stan's act dies, so does he -- in front of forty million viewers from coast to coast, including the 87th Precinct's Steve Carella. But what seemed to be... See More
Mystery
He dresses in black and stalks the streets of the 87th Precinct. He is a shadow, always searching for his next victim. And when he finds it, all that will be left is a severed hand. For Detectives Carella and Hawes, this... See More
Just in case anybody thought the 47 earlier novels in the 87th precinct were a fluke, McBain's gone and revitalized the routine with Nocturne"". -- The New York Times Book Review In Isola, the hours between midnight and... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Mystery
A struggle for control of a shoe company becomes a battle between good and evil in this corporate thriller by the author of the 87th Precinct series. For three generations, footwear company Julian Kahn has been synonymous... See More
Crime Fiction
A man brings his daughter to Martha's Vineyard to uncover the truth about her mother's death in this suspense novel by master of crime fiction Ed McBain. For the first time since their daughter was born, Zachary and Mary... See More
Crime Fiction
Mystery
A racially charged murder pushes a mild-mannered district attorney to the brink in this gritty legal thriller by the author of the 87th Precinct series. After an intense heat wave, storms threaten to blanket New York... See More
Mystery
A visiting nurse is found murdered aboard a US Navy destroyer in this gripping mystery from the bestselling author of the 87th Precinct series. When Claire Cole meets a sailor at the hospital, he's just another enlisted... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
An assistant district attorney launches a one-man crusade against the Mafia in this legal thriller from the bestselling author of the 87th Precinct series. The call comes from Narcotics, Manhattan South. A low-level drug... See More
A vacationing police detective stumbles upon a human-trafficking ring that threatens his fiancée in this thriller by the author of the 87th Precinct series. Phil Colby is just cruising into Sullivan's Corners when the... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
This mugger is special. He preys on women, waiting in the darkness... then comes from behind, attacks them, and snatches their purses. He tells them not to scream and as they're on the ground, reeling with pain and fear... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
It's like an old-time gangster movie: a speeding car, a blazing gun... and suddenly a guy walking down the street without a care in the world is lying in the gutter without a head on his shoulders. But who pulled the... See More
Mystery
Her name is Virginia Dodge. And she's here to kill Detective Steve Carella. An ordinary day at the 87th Precinct is about to take a turn for the worse when Dodge shows up to put a bullet in Carella's head. And she doesn't... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
"Kill me if you can." Local thug Pepe Miranda's open challenge to the police has pushed July's heat to a boiling point. His latest crime elevated him to the top of the 87th Precinct's most wanted list, and now his dare is... See More