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The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions.
Evan Hunter (born Salvatore Albert Lombino; October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author of crime and mystery fiction.He is best known as the author of 87th Precinct novels, published under the pen name Ed McBain, which are considered staples of police procedural genre.
Ed McBain Based on the novel by : Ed McBain: February 19, 1962 () 22 "Feel of the Trigger" Maurice Geraghty: John Hawkins Based on the short story by : Donald E. Westlake: February 26, 1962 () 23 "Killer's Choice" Don Weis: Teleplay by : Luther Davis & Richard Collins Based on the novel by : Ed McBain: March 5, 1962 () 24
Killer's Payoff (1958) is the sixth 87th Precinct novel by Ed McBain. Plot. Sy Kramer, a blackmailer, is shot dead in a 1937-style drive-by execution. But it is 1958 ...
King's Ransom: An 87th Precinct Mystery is a novel by Ed McBain (Evan Hunter) published in 1959, part of his 87th Precinct series of police procedural novels and short stories. It centers on the moral dilemma faced by a wealthy man when he is forced to choose between using his wealth to fulfill a personal ambition or saving the life of a ...
The Mugger is a (1956) novel by Ed McBain, [1] the second in his 87th Precinct series. It was adapted for a film of the same name in 1958. In 2002 the author wrote an introduction to this and to his earlier novel Cop Hater when both were published in an omnibus edition.
This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...
Without Apparent Motive (French: Sans mobile apparent) is a 1971 French thriller film directed by Philippe Labro and adapted from the 1963 novel Ten Plus One by Ed McBain. Set in Nice, it tells the story of a police detective faced with a series of unexplained killings of apparently unconnected people by a mystery sniper.