The 87th precinct novel series started in 1956 with cop hater. At first, the series was destined to be a police procedural and there was no idea of making it such a profound crime series. Series description 87th precinct was an action series on nbc about the personal and professional. Virginia dodge is determined to put a bullet through steve carellas brain, and she doesnt care if she has to kill all the boys in the 87th precinct in the process. Ed mcbain 87th precinct books kind of snuck up on me as well. Armed with a gun and a bottle of nitroglycerine she spends an afternoon terrorising lieutenant byrnes and his men with her clever little homemade bomb. Mcbains 87th precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions. These are two best books in 87th precinct series by ed mcbain, cop hater and lady lady i did it. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Sep 08, 2014 the fictional 87th precinct is situated in isola, mcbains reimagined version of new york, and is loosely similar to manhattan.
The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain pseudonym of evan hunter. Storylines focus on neighborhood crime, and the lives of the officers of the 87th and their families. I ts not the 87th precinct but former private eye turned alcoholic skidrow bum curt cannon is a p. The surrounding districts correspond to the big apples other four boroughs calms point would be brooklyn, majesta represents queens, riverhead the bronx, and bethtown is staten island. Curiously, despite the fact that mcbains 87th precinct novels with their multiple plot lines and an ensemble cast of cops old and young, progressive and bigoted, married but mostly not stimulated the development of a score of memorable u. Detective steve carella has emerged as the central figure among the detectives, despite mcbains interest in keeping the cast strictly ensemble. In envisioning the 87th precinct, mcbain may have been inspired by films about world war ii, many of which focus on the squad rather than an individual. The longrunning 87th precinct series came to virtually define the genre. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cop hater 87th precinct book 1. See the complete 87th precinct series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from alberto becattini may 14, 2007.
L ong before barney miller, long before hill street blues, homicide, and nypd blue, long before law and order and csi this and csi that, there was ed mcbains 87th precinct the series began in 1956 with cop hater, although at the time it wasnt even supposed to be a series. Although the books vary in quality, on the whole this is a major series, a classic of american crime fiction that entertained, enlightened and influenced the genre for over three decades and counting. Ed mcbains 87th precinct exists in a fictional northern city much like new york. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the introduction to a reissue of cop hater, the first of the 87th precinct novels, originally published in 1956, ed mcbain wrote. Dale midkiff elvis and me and joe pantoliano the sopranos star in this madefortelevision movie based on the work of. Police drama based on a series of detective novels by ed mcbain that featured detective steve carella played by robert lansing who worked at the 87th precinct in the fictional city of isola. That first 87th precinct story involved a bomb and i spent the entire time reading it with a slightly creepedout feeling. Ed mcbain is one of the many pen names of legendary author evan hunter 19262005. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. For those readers looking to get into novels by ed mcbain, this section will help with that. In an odd twist of timing i was introduced to sgt steve carella and company on september 12th, 2001 the day after 911. You can find here info, news, faq, images, multimedia, filmography, links and much more. Book 12 of 55 in the 87th precinct mysteries series.
Tv crime dramas, a 1961 nbc series called 87th precinct, based specifically on the books and. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. The enduring excellence of the 87th precinct crime fiction. Some readers may be put off by the gruesome crime scene descriptions, but all will relish the vivid writing, strong sense of place. The complete series list for an 87th precinct novel ed mcbain. He wrote a novel called blackboard jungle in 1954, the next year it was made into a movie. Ed mcbains 87th precinct series kansas city public library. Cop hater 1956 the mugger 1956 the pusher 1956 the con man 1957 killers choice 1957 killers payoff 1958 lady killer 1958 killers wedge 1959 til death 1959 kings ransom 1959 give the boys a great big hand 1960 the heckler 1960. Cop hater, released in 1956 and available through interlibrary loan, sets the start of mcbains series in the hottest july anyone can remember. According to an interview and articles published, the author admitted that the television series dragnet majorly influenced the series. Map of the 87th precinct with all known avenue names.
Watch 87th precinct episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Therefore, in this article, i use the term patriotism in its core. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The enduring excellence of the 87th precinct crime. I read the german translation of this german title.
The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain. The big bad city by ed mcbain pittsburgh postgazette. The daytoday activities of new yorks 87th police precinct. First, a primer on the world of hack writing, the regular churning out of quick novels that were then issued and reissued. Manhattans 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the longrunning series of novels by ed mcbain. Nbc ran a series called 87th precinct that ran from 1961 until 1962. Mcbains stellar reputation was founded on the police procedural series about the detectives of the 87th precinct which stretched to 55 books. With robert lansing, ron harper, gregory walcott, norman fell.
Working with the 87th precinct detectives is an officer from a much less crimeridden precinct. The series continued all the way up until hunters death in 2005, with usually one book published per year, but often multiple books being published in a single year. First published in 1956, the first novel in 87th precinct series is a police procedural set in the fictional town of isola, and it is about someone killing police detectives. The series is based on the work of the police detective squad of the 87th precinct in the central district of. Steve carella played by robert lansing from the television program 87th precinct. Nowadays, perhaps because the novels are longer, they take two months. The con man is the fourth book in the series by ed mcbain that features an ensemble cast of detectives in the 87th precinct. The weekly onehour series was based on a series of crime novels written by evan hunter under his ed mcbain pseudonym that were set in the borough of isola in an unnamed american city that clearly was based on new york city. It has always been on the radar of american crime literature ever since the series came into existence in 1956. The detectives are on the hunt for a wounded boxer who, after being shot by the owner of the store he was trying to rob, later killed an offduty cop by slugging him through a glass window. The characters appeared in a series of novels and short stories written by ed mcbain. Ctva the classic tv archive us crime series 87th precinct 196162 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by.
Even though the series focuses on police detectives from the 87th precinct, different detectives feature in various novels, and most of the series books feature an important role of the authors leading character, detective stephen louis. Named a grand master by the mystery writers of america, hunter is best known for creating the longrunning 87th precinct series, which followed an ensemble cast of. Cop hater took a much longer time because there was a lot of research to do for the first. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Nov 16, 2015 the introduction to this first novel in ed mcbains series on new yorks 87th precinct cop hater is pretty awesome if you like noir and you like cities. The introduction to this first novel in ed mcbains series on new yorks 87th precinct cop hater is pretty awesome if you like noir and you like cities. By the time the series was over, there were 54 novels in the series. Distributed applications and interoperable systems. Cop hater 87th precinct book 1 kindle edition by mcbain, ed.
Cop hater 1956 the mugger 1956 the pusher 1956 the con man 1957 killers choice 1957 killers payoff 1958. The fictional 87th precinct is situated in isola, mcbains reimagined version of new york, and is loosely similar to manhattan. The 87th precinct series in order ed mcbain fictiondb. Who we are recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Kings ransom 87th precinct book 10 kindle edition by mcbain, ed. Kings ransom 87th precinct book 10 kindle edition by. The 87th precinct is a thrilling crime fiction series that dwells on mystery murders. The books generally feature an ensemble cast and multiple plot lines. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kings ransom 87th precinct book 10. Matt cordellcurt cannon created by evan huntered mcbaincurt cannon ne salvatore lombino. Feb 11, 2018 87th precinct s01e28 by fancy hakim gal.
Email me we will email you if this item comes back into stock. First, a primer on the world of hack writing, the regular churning out of quick novels that were then issued and re. Cop hater 87th precinct book 1 kindle edition by mcbain. Opening and closing titles for 87th precinct starring robert lansing and norman fell.