About
Ed McBain
Ed McBain (1926-2005), pseudonym of Evan Hunter, was an American crime and mystery writer. He is renowned for his iconic "87th Precinct" police procedural series, featuring detectives Steve Carella and Bert Kling. McBain's novels are known for their gritty realism, complex characters, and intricate plots. He won numerous awards, including the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award (1998) and the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Grand Master Award (2003). McBain's works have been translated into over 30 languages and adapted into television and film. McBain's critical acclaim stemmed from his innovative style, which focused on the ensemble cast and the intricate relationships within the police department. His works also received praise for their insightful exploration of social issues and the human condition.
Book Series by Ed McBain
87th Precinct Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Cop Hater | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mugger | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pusher | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Con Man | 1957 | Buy on Amazon |
| Killer's Choice | 1957 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lady Killer | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| Killer's Wedge | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| Killer's Payoff | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| King's Ransom | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| 'Til Death | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| Give the Boys a Great Big Hand | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Heckler | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| See Them Die | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lady, Lady, I Did It! | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Empty Hours | 1962 | Buy on Amazon |
| Like Love | 1962 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ten Plus One | 1963 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ax / Axe | 1963 | Buy on Amazon |
| He Who Hesitates | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Doll | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Eighty Million Eyes | 1966 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fuzz | 1968 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shotgun | 1968 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jigsaw | 1970 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here! | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sadie When She Died | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hail to the Chief | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bread | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Relatives | 1975 | Buy on Amazon |
| So Long as You Both Shall Live | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Time No See | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ghosts | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| Calypso | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heat | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| McBain Brief | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ice | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lightning | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| And All Through The House | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Eight Black Horses | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Poison | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lullaby | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vespers | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tricks | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Widows | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kiss | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mischief | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Romance | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nocturne | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Big Bad City | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Dance | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Money, Money, Money | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fat Ollie's Book | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Frumious Bandersnatch | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hark! | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fiddlers | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
87th Precinct Collections Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| McBain's Ladies (As: Evan Hunter) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| McBain's Ladies Too (As: Evan Hunter) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
Matthew Hope Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Goldilocks | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rumpelstiltskin | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Snow White and Rose Red | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cinderella | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Puss in Boots | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| The House That Jack Built | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Three Blind Mice | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mary, Mary | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| There Was A Little Girl | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Best Hope | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
Ed McBain Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Don\'t Crowd Me / Paradise Party (As: Evan Hunter) | 1952 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Big Fix | 1952 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rocket to Luna ( By: Richard Marsten) | 1952 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cut Me In | 1954 | Buy on Amazon |
| Runaway Black / Runaway ( By: Richard Marsten) | 1954 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death of a Nurse | 1955 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder in the Navy ( By: Richard Marsten) | 1955 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tomorrow's World / Tomorrow & Tomorrow ( By: Hunt Collins) | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| So Nude, So Dead ( By: Richard Marsten) | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vanishing Ladies ( By: Richard Marsten) | 1957 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Spiked Heel ( By: Richard Marsten) | 1957 | Buy on Amazon |
| Strangers When We Meet (As: Evan Hunter) | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| Even the Wicked ( By: Richard Marsten) | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gutter and the Grave | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
| Big Man ( By: Richard Marsten) | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Matter of Conviction (As: Evan Hunter) | 1959 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buddwing (As: Evan Hunter) | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sentries | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nobody Knew They Were There (As: Evan Hunter) | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| Doors ( By: Ezra Hannon) | 1975 | Buy on Amazon |
| Where There's Smoke | 1975 | Buy on Amazon |
| Guns | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gangs! / Walk Proud | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Love, Dad (As: Evan Hunter) | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Far from the Sea (As: Evan Hunter) | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lizzie (As: Evan Hunter) | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Another Part of the City | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Downtown | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Criminal Conversation (As: Evan Hunter) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Privileged Conversation (As: Evan Hunter) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Driving Lessons | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alice In Jeopardy | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
Ed McBain Children's Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Find the Feathered Serpent | 1952 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Remarkable Harry (As: Evan Hunter) | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wonderful Button (As: Evan Hunter) | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| Me and Mr. Stenner (As: Evan Hunter) | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
Ed McBain Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The McBain Brief | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Running from Legs and Other Stories | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Learning to Kill | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Keller's Adjustment; Forever | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Sunday Pigeon Murders ( By: Craig Rice) | 1942 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Thursday Turkey Murders ( By: Craig Rice) | 1943 | Buy on Amazon |
| The April Robin Murders ( With: Craig Rice) | 1958 | Buy on Amazon |
Transgressions Series
Transgressions ( With: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Anne Perry, Jeffery Deaver, Sharyn McCrumb, Donald E Westlake, Bonnie Jeanne Perry, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, John Farris)
2005
Transgressions, Vol. 3 ( With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Donald E Westlake, John Farris)
2006
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Transgressions ( With: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Anne Perry, Jeffery Deaver, Sharyn McCrumb, Donald E Westlake, Bonnie Jeanne Perry, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, John Farris) | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Transgressions, Vol. 2 ( With: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, John Farris) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Transgressions, Vol. 3 ( With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Donald E Westlake, John Farris) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Transgressions, Vol. 4 ( With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb) | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
Ed McBain Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| City Sleuths and Tough Guys | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crimes of Passion | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996 | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder For Love | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crime After Crime | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Writers on Writing | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dangerous Women | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Transgressions | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Price of Desire | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Transgressions, Vol. 2 | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Transgressions, Vol. 3 | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Transgressions, Vol. 4 | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Masters of Noir, Volume One | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Masters of Noir, Volume Three | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Books to Die For | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
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