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Ardai and Hard Case Crime, publishing not only some of the best contemporary hardboiled fiction ( Christa Faust ’s Choke Hold and Jack Clark ’s Nobody's Angel are two of my recent favorites), and reprinting resurrection-worthy titles from the likes of...
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He also wrote notable screenplays ( “The Stepfather,” the Oscar-nominated “The Grifters” ) and saw several of his novels made into successful movies ( “Point Blank,” “Bank Shot,” “The Hot Rock” ). He was part of a generation of writers — Ed McBain was...
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...a lonesome older cop but no this is paced different to the Dexter books more in line with classic books you see published by Hard case crime from the 30′s to 60′s .I looked up an interview with Maurizio here in Italian that I translated via google translate...
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2011, Amazon's Thomas & Mercer acquired the rights to Ed McBain's 87th Precinct police mystery series, which had 35 titles and ran from 1956-2005, when the author died. The titles, which include Cop Hater, The Mugger, and The Con Man, won't be published...
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As ever, the brass are treated with scorn, but the rank and file cops are essentially decent, courageous, hard-working, and hampered by onerous and ill-deserved red tape. Indeed, there is more than a touch of Ed McBain to Hollywood Hills; it centres on...
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COP HATER (1958) Jerry Orbach in first real role as a Gang Thug * Crime * NYC * Ed McBain
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(I assume Trish would be the femme), but I guess the world isn’t ready for a lesbian angle yet. (2012 Scott sez: We kinda sorta got one with Trish v. Mickie) Speaking of lesbians, I was watching a crime-analysis show on TLC (normally the domain of Bill...
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He is best known for two series of books that contrast and complement brilliantly. With the Matt Scudder novels, beginning with The Sins Of The Fathers and now on volume 17, A Drop Of The Hard Stuff, he re-invented classic noir, investing it with a...
About Ed McBain
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Evan Hunter (October 15, 1926 - July 6, 2005) was a prolific American author and screenwriter. Born Salvatore Albert Lombino, he 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. Full Article
