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The 87th Precinct has 16 detectives on its regular roster and is said to have the highest crime rate in the city and the busiest Fire Department in the world. Every single 87th Precinct novel begins with a disclaimer:
Sep 8, 2014 · In these slim, yet incisively written detective stories McBain charts the highs and lows if life as a detectives in the 87th Precinct – both personally and professionally. The predominant detectives change with the narrative throughout this mammoth series, but the focus on the central investigations never falters, as he combines both ...
There are 186 patrolmen and a handful of detectives in the 87th Precinct, but it's never quite enough. Because between petty crimes and major felonies, between crimes of hate and crimes of passion, the city never sleeps -- and for these cops, a day never ends...
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Apr 22, 2019 · Detective Roger Havilland’s career of brutality is cut violently short during this period and McBain fills the space he leaves behind with the introduction of two characters; Cotton Hawes, who transfers in from the altogether more polite 30th Precinct and Andy Parker, the laziest cop on the squad, who McBain uses to expose the bigoted ...
Aug 2, 2024 · As faithful readers know, I am currently engaged in a project to reread the complete 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain. The series numbers over 50 books, and in August 2022 I shared my thoughts on the first three. The books came fast and furious starting in 1956.
Jan 1, 1972 · The Deaf Man is to Detective Carella and the 87th Precinct as Professor Moriarty is to Sherlock Holmes. Whenever the Deaf Man visits the 87th Precinct, you may rest assured that the story will be a cut above the already excellent series’ entries.
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Sep 2, 2019 · The why and the who are the Precinct’s big headaches now. With one meagre clue, Detective Steve Carella begins his grim search for the killer, a search that takes him into the city’s underworld to a notorious brothel, to the apartment of a beautiful and dangerous widow, and finally to a .45 automatic aimed straight at his head ..
