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Ed McBain Books in Order

9 series including 87th Precinct Series, Matthew Hope Series and more

9 series 146 books Latest: Books to Die For (2012)
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87th Precinct87th Precinct CollectionsMatthew HopeEd McBain Other NovelsEd McBain Children's BooksEd McBain Short Story CollectionsBingo Riggs and Handsome KusakTransgressionsEd McBain Anthologies

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9 series · 146 books

87th Precinct Series

0 of 56 read
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# Title Year Buy
1 Cop Hater 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Mugger 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Pusher 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Con Man 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Killer's Choice 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Lady Killer 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Killer's Wedge 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Killer's Payoff 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 King's Ransom 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 'Til Death 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Give the Boys a Great Big Hand 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Heckler 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 See Them Die 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Lady, Lady, I Did It! 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Empty Hours 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Like Love 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Ten Plus One 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Ax / Axe 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 He Who Hesitates 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Doll 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Eighty Million Eyes 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Fuzz 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Shotgun 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Jigsaw 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here! 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Sadie When She Died 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Hail to the Chief 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Bread 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Blood Relatives 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 So Long as You Both Shall Live 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Long Time No See 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Ghosts 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Calypso 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Heat 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 McBain Brief 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Ice 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Lightning 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 And All Through The House 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 Eight Black Horses 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Poison 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Lullaby 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Vespers 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 Tricks 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 Widows 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 Kiss 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 Mischief 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 Romance 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 Nocturne 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 The Big Bad City 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 The Last Dance 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
52 Money, Money, Money 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
53 Fat Ollie's Book 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
54 The Frumious Bandersnatch 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
55 Hark! 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
56 Fiddlers 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

87th Precinct Collections Series

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1 McBain's Ladies (As: Evan Hunter) 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 McBain's Ladies Too (As: Evan Hunter) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ed McBain Other Novels

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1 Don\'t Crowd Me / Paradise Party (As: Evan Hunter) 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Big Fix 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Rocket to Luna ( By: Richard Marsten) 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Cut Me In 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Runaway Black / Runaway ( By: Richard Marsten) 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Death of a Nurse 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Murder in the Navy ( By: Richard Marsten) 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Tomorrow's World / Tomorrow & Tomorrow ( By: Hunt Collins) 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 So Nude, So Dead ( By: Richard Marsten) 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Vanishing Ladies ( By: Richard Marsten) 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Spiked Heel ( By: Richard Marsten) 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Strangers When We Meet (As: Evan Hunter) 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Even the Wicked ( By: Richard Marsten) 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Gutter and the Grave 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Big Man ( By: Richard Marsten) 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 A Matter of Conviction (As: Evan Hunter) 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Buddwing (As: Evan Hunter) 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Sentries 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Nobody Knew They Were There (As: Evan Hunter) 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Seven 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Doors ( By: Ezra Hannon) 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Where There's Smoke 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Guns 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Gangs! / Walk Proud 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Love, Dad (As: Evan Hunter) 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Far from the Sea (As: Evan Hunter) 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Lizzie (As: Evan Hunter) 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Another Part of the City 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Downtown 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Criminal Conversation (As: Evan Hunter) 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Privileged Conversation (As: Evan Hunter) 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Driving Lessons 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Alice In Jeopardy 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ed McBain Children's Books

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# Title Year Buy
1 Find the Feathered Serpent 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Remarkable Harry (As: Evan Hunter) 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Wonderful Button (As: Evan Hunter) 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Me and Mr. Stenner (As: Evan Hunter) 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ed McBain Short Story Collections

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# Title Year Buy
1 The McBain Brief 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Running from Legs and Other Stories 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Learning to Kill 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Keller's Adjustment; Forever 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Series

0 of 3 read
# Title Year Buy
1 The Sunday Pigeon Murders ( By: Craig Rice) 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Thursday Turkey Murders ( By: Craig Rice) 1943 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The April Robin Murders ( With: Craig Rice) 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Transgressions Series

0 of 4 read
# Title Year Buy
1 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 from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Transgressions, Vol. 2 ( With: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, John Farris) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Transgressions, Vol. 3 ( With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Donald E Westlake, John Farris) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Transgressions, Vol. 4 ( With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ed McBain Anthologies

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# Title Year Buy
1 Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 City Sleuths and Tough Guys 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Crimes of Passion 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Murder For Love 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Crime After Crime 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Writers on Writing 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Dangerous Women 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Transgressions 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Price of Desire 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Transgressions, Vol. 2 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Transgressions, Vol. 3 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Transgressions, Vol. 4 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Masters of Noir, Volume One 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Masters of Noir, Volume Three 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Books to Die For 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

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.

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