It takes place in a fictional section of new york city called isola, which was based on manhattan. Curt cannon, ed mcbain, ezra hannon, hunt collins, richard marsten, salvatore albert lombino. One of the most prolific crime writers of the last century, evan hunter published more than 120 novels from 1952 to 2005 under a variety of pseudonymns. A torrid tale of sexual compulsion and the secrets lurking beneath the most placid of surfaces.
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Discover book depositorys huge selection of evan hunter books online. Ed mcbain, hunters bestknown pseudonym, is the author of the 87th. Precinct series including the edgar awardnominated money, money, money to the bestselling novels written under his own name, evan hunter including. Evan hunter ed mcbain, 19262005 he was born salvatore lombino in new york city, october 15, 1926, a name which he changed in 1952 to evan hunter in order to achieve greater acceptance with. They have distinct narrative voices, but both are bestselling storytellers who have received worldwide acclaim. Top 10 books by evan hunter best book recommendations. Born salvatore albert lombino, he legally adopted the name evan hunter in 1952. His 50th novel in the 87th precinct series, the last dance, was published in 1999.
Jane yellowrock is back on the prowl against the children of the night the vampire council has hired skinwalker jane yellowrock to hunt and kill one of. While successful and well known as evan hunter, he was even better known as. He was born in october 1926 and passed away in july 2005, at the honorable age of seventyeight. Evan hunter wrote the blackboard jungle, the screenplay for hitchcocks the birds, and a slew of serious novels. Writing as ed mcbain, evan hunter wrote the 52 novels that make up the 87th precinct series beginning with.
Below is a list of all of evan hunters published novels in order of when they were. Ed mcbain is known for portraying the soul of the cop. The many faces of evan hunter 1958 in a profile written at a time when mcbain had several bestsellers under different names, lewis nichols writes mr. Because the police procedural was seen as a cut below real fiction and because evan hunter was building a name as a real writer, it was decided that the books would be published under the name. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain pseudonym of evan hunter.
Author evan hunters complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Music and lyrics by jerry bock book by stuart ostrow and evan hunter212010 a horses head the motion picture rights for the. Evan hunter wrote more than 50 crimefiction novels under the pen name ed mcbain. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th precinct series including the edgar awardnominated money, money, money to the bestselling. Erin hunter is a famous author of lots of booksespecially famous for the warrior, survivor and seeker series. Evan hunter has 106 books on goodreads with 15414 ratings. Interestingly at the time, this novel was published under the name evan hunter. Evan hunter 19262005 was one of the bestloved mystery novelists of the twentieth century. I didnt read the books in chronological order and i didnt have meticulous files where i sorted everything by theme or. Romance by hunter, evan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is one of evan hunters earliest novels, from which a popular film of the same name was made, starring kirk douglas and kim hunter. From police detective and crime stories to dramatic novels. Evan hunter has 106 books on goodreads with 15439 ratings.
He took the work under his own name more seriously, but he took the ed mcbain books seriously. This ed mcbain book list gives all the ed mcbain books in chronological order, so lets you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as ed intended. He was born salvatore lombino in new york city and had his name. So, if ever youve wanted to track down ed mcbains 87th precinct book order, or any of the evan hunter books, heres everything you need. Order of ed mcbain books ed mcbain is the pseudonym prolific american novelist evan hunter 19262005 is perhaps best known as. The chisholms book by evan hunter official publisher.
Evan hunter biography family, parents, name, story, wife. This comprehensive companion provides detailed information about all of evan huntersed mcbains works, characters, and recurring themes. See more ideas about ed mcbain, crime fiction and novels. It takes place in a fictional section of new york city called isola. Hunter wrote some stories while serving in the navy during world war two, but they would not be published until the fifties, when he was an established. Order of 87th precinct books the 87th precinct is a series of novels by prolific american novelist ed mcbain also known as evan hunter.
Our online bookstore features the best books, ebooks, and audiobooks from bestselling authors, so you. Evan was a friend of mine, so i am slightly prejudiced in his. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. This is the order of ed mcbain books in both chronological order and. By this time evan was a bestselling author with an estate in pound ridge, up in westchester county. He was born and raised in new york city, living in east harlem before moving to the bronx at the age of twelve. Evan hunter was born with the name salvatore albert lombino on october 15, 1926.
Ed mcbain october 15, 1926 july 6, 2005 was an american author and screenwriter. Evan hunter, prolific american writer of bestselling fiction, of which more than 50 books are crime stories published under the pseudonym ed mcbain. The blackboard jungle ebook by evan hunter author, isbn. Evan hunter has 101 books on goodreads with 15447 ratings. The book buddwing which he published under the name evan hunter was made into a film drama. An anthology of american crime stories, and the blackboard jungle, and more on. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today. One of the first pseudonyms and from 1952 the adopted legal name of us author born salvatore albert lombino 19262005, who ultimately became better known as ed mcbain, under. Salvatore albert lombino, better known by his later adopted name, evan hunter, and his multiple pseudonyms, such as ed mcbain, was an american author and screenwriter. Evan hunter 1926 2005 was an american author and screenwriter who published his work under many different names.
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