Similarly, instead of using the real names of the nyc boroughs, mcbain has created his own boroughs. Ed mcbain s astonishing 87th precinct series continues with a hard look at what passes for love in a city grown used to crimes of passion. Pregnant hookers, brunettes with bombs, and the fat lady lead the hit parade of femme fatales. When a beautiful blonde tells detective steve carella that her husband s former chauffeur has made two attempts on her life, carella immediately begins tracking her assailant only to find him far uptown, hanging from a basement pipe, a bullet in his head. Ed mcbains last installment in the 87th precinct series finds the detectives stumped by a serial killer who doesnt fit the profile. At the point the film was made, over a dozen 87th precinct novels had already been published. Ed mcbain is one of the many pen names of legendary author evan hunter 19262005. Author ed mcbain s popular crime novels first came to tv with this gritty 196162 nbc drama.
Isola is both the name of the entire city and of the central district of the city it fulfills the role of the borough of manhattan within new york city. For the first time, nbcuniversal and timeless media group bring you the complete, landmark series, 87th precinct, all 30 uncut episodes direct from the universal vaults. Author ed mcbains popular crime novels first came to tv with this gritty 196162 nbc drama. Perhaps the most notable figure, appearing in a halfdozen of the novels. And his last novel, fiddlers, which was actually part of the 87th precinct collection was published in 2005, the year he passed away. Ed mcbain is the pseudonym prolific american novelist evan hunter 19262005 is perhaps best known as.
The series continued all the way up until hunters death in 2005, with usually one book published per year, but often multiple books being published in a single year. Named a grand master by the mystery writers of america, hunter is best known for creating the longrunning 87th precinct series, which followed an ensemble cast of. The women getting raped appear to be raped by a rapist who has raped them earlier and who was not caught. Debuting in 1956, the popular 87th precinct series is one of the longest running crime series ever published, featuring more than 50 novels, and is hailed as one of the great literary accomplishments of the last halfcentury. He also used the pen names john abbott, curt cannon, hunt collins, ezra hannon. Once she had filled the concert halls of europe with beautiful music.
Mcbainhunter even wrote the screenplays for some adaptations, as well as for series that had nothing to do. Ed mcbains astonishing 87thprecinct series continues with a hard look at what passes for love in a city grown used to crimes of passion. Now she lies on a sidewalk, her blood seeping into the snow. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ice 87th precinct book 36. Ice spills from the pockets of a dead diamond dealer. Mcbain s 87th precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions. First, a primer on the world of hack writing, the regular churning out of quick novels that were then issued and reissued. Mcbain hunter even wrote the screenplays for some adaptations, as well as for series that had nothing to do. Robert lansing, norman fell, ron harper, and gregory walcott were the detectives working out of manhattans fictitious 87th precinct, keeping the peace while tracking down some of.
After putting together a series of cluesthe victims are all top collegiate runnersthe department begins their search for a serial killer. The april robin murders with craig rice 1958 the sentries 1965 where theres smoke 1975 guns 1976 another part of the city 1986 downtown 1991 driving lessons 2000 learning to kill 2005 transgressions 2005 edited by ed mcbain women in jeopardy 2005 alice in jeopardy 2005. Ed mcbain was one of the pen names of successful and prolific crime fiction author evan hunter 19262005. A blind violinist taking a smoke break, a cosmetics sales rep cooking an omelet in her own kitchen, a college pr. Ezra hannon, curt cannon, richard marsten, john abbot en vooral ed mcbain. It takes place in a fictional section of new york city called isola, which was based on manhattan. In new york two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. Detective eileen burke, who is working together with detectives carella, meyer and brown, goes undercover and. And the deep chill of winter, it is the 87th precinct who must brave the winds of death to save a city frozen with fear. With dale midkiff, joe pantoliano, paul johansson, andrea parker. Through good detective work and clues left at the crime scenes by the psychopathic killer, they are able to deduce who the killers next victim will be. This is one of the best of over 50 87th precinct novels by the late ed mcbain. Ed mcbain october 15, 1926 july 6, 2005 was an american author and screenwriter. Id like to thank the editors of the mcbain centennial, and their published copy of mcbain centennial 1977.
Two other plats were combined to mcbain, the alice phillips addition, and the nords addition. Uss jimmy carter, off bermuda, august 2009 theres something snagged in the towed sonar array, said the xo. Cop hater, released in 1956 and available through interlibrary loan, sets the start of mcbains series in the hottest july anyone can remember. The author had better success with movies, both for the large and small screens, several of which including 1958 s cop hater, 1972 s fuzz and the 1995 teleplay ed mcbain s 87th precinct. Throughout his life, ed mcbain continued to write successful novels. The complete series list for an 87th precinct novel ed mcbain. 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. This is the 12th in the percent books with all the usual cha. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain. Other districts in mcbains fictionalized version of manhattan broadly. Killers choice 87th precinct, book 5 by ed mcbain book cover, description, publication history. Ed mcbain 87th precinct books kind of snuck up on me as well. Nov 16, 2015 the introduction to this first novel in ed mcbains series on new yorks 87th precinct cop hater is pretty awesome if you like noir and you like cities.
Through good detective work and clues left at the crime scenes by the psychopathic killer, they are able to deduce who the killer s next victim will be. A tense chase ensues as they try to prevent him from continuing his bloody rampage. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We made this to promote our sunday movie of the week on my46tv st. Ed mcbains 87th precinct series kansas city public library. With randy quaid, alex mcarthur, ving rhames, eddie jones. Ed mcbain evan hunter now taken down it shouldnt have come as such a surprise to me to find so many cops on the forum there if you get the idea from this page that i dont like ed mcbain s work, youre dead wrong and jumped in the wrong direction.
In an odd twist of timing i was introduced to sgt steve carella and company on september 12th, 2001 the day after 911. Ice 87th precinct book 36 kindle edition by mcbain, ed. Despite being an american, ed mcbains work was often adapted to. The series is based on the work of the police detective squad of the 87th precinct in the central district of isola, a large fictional city based on new york city.
By the time the series was over, there were 54 novels in the series. Ed mcbain evan hunter now taken down it shouldnt have come as such a surprise to me to find so many cops on the forum there if you get the idea from this page that i dont like ed mcbains work, youre dead wrong and jumped in the wrong direction. Born salvatore albert lombino, he legally adopted the name evan hunter in 1952. The 87th precinct series in order ed mcbain fictiondb. Lightning 1995 03191995 us drama 1h 35m user score. It is a very hot summer in the city as the well known detectives of the 87th precinct investigate serial rapes and a mysterious homicide which do not appear to be connected. The 87th precinct novel series started in 1956 with cop hater. Longrunning since the first was released in 1956, and it continued until at least the 2000s. Mar 27, 2012 ed mcbain was one of the pen names of successful and prolific crime fiction author evan hunter 19262005. Dale midkiff elvis and me and joe pantoliano the sopranos star in this madefortelevision movie based on the work of author ed mcbain. Buy 87th precinct heatwave dvd 2004 ed mcbain by erika eleniak, paul johansson dale.
The title comes from one of ed mcbains 87th precinct novels. Philip akin, nigel bennett, conrad dunn, paul johansson, lisa lacroix, dean mcdermott, dale midkiff, joe. Robert lansing, norman fell, ron harper, and gregory walcott were the detectives working out of manhattan s fictitious 87th precinct, keeping the peace while tracking down some of the city s most dangerous criminals. He was born salvatore lombino in new york city and had his name legally changed to evan hunter in 1952. The detectives of the 87th precinct are learning about ice. When a young woman is found dead in a park, the 87th precinct believes they are investigating an average homicideuntil more bodies turn up. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain pseudonym of evan hunter. When a serial killer starts to prey on female coed runners, the 87th precinct detectives put their own problems on hold. The author had better success with movies, both for the large and small screens, several of which including 1958s cop hater, 1972s fuzz and the 1995 teleplay ed mcbains 87th precinct. That first 87th precinct story involved a bomb and i spent the entire time reading it with a slightly creepedout feeling. Manhattans 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the longrunning series of novels by ed mcbain.
Police drama based on a series of detective novels by ed mcbain that featured detective steve carella played by robert lansing who worked at the 87th precinct in the fictional city of isola. Savvy, sexy, and very bad, these are the ladies that plague the 87th precinct. When a beautiful blonde tells detective steve carella that her husbands former chauffeur has made two attempts on her life, carella immediately begins tracking her assailant only to find him far uptown, hanging from a basement pipe, a bullet in his head. The introduction to this first novel in ed mcbains series on new yorks 87th precinct cop hater is pretty awesome if you like noir and you like cities. Cop hater 87th precinct, book 1 by ed mcbain book cover, description, publication history.
In envisioning the 87th precinct, mcbain may have been inspired by films about world war ii, many of which focus on the squad rather than an individual. The 87 th precinct mysteries is a longrunning series of police procedural novels by ed mcbain. Order of 87th precinct books the 87th precinct is a series of novels by prolific american novelist ed mcbain also known as evan hunter. Perhaps the most notable figure, appearing in a halfdozen of the novels, is the genius criminal mastermind the deaf man. Ed mcbain steve carella selfportrait his official sites. And its amazing the range he had with the 87th precinct books of which this is one and the lawyer matthew hope to blackboard jungle, written as evan hunter. Ice tv movie 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Feb 16, 2007 we made this to promote our sunday movie of the week on my46tv st. The 87th precinct is a series of novels by prolific american novelist ed mcbain also known as evan hunter. His books are serious, comic, irreverent and a joy to read.
Ice runs through the heart of a coldblooded killer and that of the players in a multimillion dollar showbiz scam. This ed mcbain 87th precinct novel captures, frozen in the ice of a cold, cold, february, the daily grind of detective work in mcbain s gritty fictional city of isola as detectives carella and company struggle to connect a series of brutal murders. Some of mcbain s cop s names, including meyer meyer, bert kling and roger havilland, are seen in a duty roster posted on a squad room wall in the original 1962 film version of cape fear. Ed mcbains 87th precinct ice though better than last years entry in which randy quaid and alex mcarthur played the lead detectives, ice still doesnt cut it. Through good detective work and clues left at the crime scenes by the psychopathic killer, they are able to deduce who. Ice, 1996, directed by bradford may, with dale midkiff, joe pantoliano, paul johansson, at turner classic movies. Ice trailer 1996 18 february 1996 drama, mystery 93 mins. Detective eileen burke, who is working together with detectives carella, meyer and brown, goes. Despite being an american, ed mcbains work was often adapted to films in other countries. Dale midkiff elvis and me and joe pantoliano the sopranos star in this made fortelevision movie based on the work of author ed mcbain. This ed mcbain 87th precinct novel captures, frozen in the ice of a cold, cold, february, the daily grind of detective work in mcbains gritty fictional city of isola as detectives carella and company struggle to connect a series of brutal murders.