87th Precinct
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The 87th Precinct is a series of novels and stories written by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter).
The series is based on the work of the police detectives of the 87th Precinct in Isola, a fictional city based on New York City. The main characters are Detective Steve Carella, his wife Teddy Carella, Lt Peter Byrnes, and Detectives Arthur Brown, Eileen Burke, Cotton Hawes, Bert Kling, Meyer Meyer, and Ollie Weeks. Another recurring character is the Deaf Man, a criminal who enjoys plotting elaborate crimes.
Hunter has stated that he has written a final book in the series, Exit, which he will have published after his death.
The 87th Precinct Mysteries
- Cop Hater (1956)
- The Mugger (1956)
- The Pusher (1956)
- Cop Hater (1956)
- The Mugger (1956)
- The Pusher (1956)
- The Con Man (1957)
- Killer's Choice (1957)
- Killer's Payoff (1958)
- Lady Killer (1958)
- Killer's Wedge (1959)
- 'til Death (1959)
- King's Ransom (1959)
- Give the Boys a Great Big Hand (1960)
- The Heckler (1960)
- See Them Die (1960)
- Lady, Lady I Did It (1961)
- The Empty Hours (1962)
- Like Love (1962)
- Ten Plus One (1963)
- Ax (1964)
- He Who Hesitates (1964)
- Doll (1965)
- 80 Million Eyes (1966)
- Fuzz (1968)
- Shotgun (1969)
- Jigsaw (1970)
- Hail, Hail the Gang's All Here (1971)
- Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man (1972)
- Sadie When She Died (1972)
- Hail to the Chief (1973)
- Bread (1974)
- Blood Relatives (1975)
- So Long as You Both Shall Live (1976)
- Long Time No See (1977)
- Calypso (1979)
- Ghosts (1980)
- Heat (1981)
- Ice (1983)
- Lightning (1984)
- Eight Black Horses (1985)
- Poison (1987)
- Tricks (1987)
- McBain's Ladies (Short Stories) (1988)
- Lullaby (1989)
- Vespers (1990)
- Widows (1991)
- McBain's Ladies, Too (Short Stories) (1992)
- Kiss (1992)
- Mischief (1993)
- And All Through the House (1994)
- Romance (1995)
- Nocturne (1997)
- The Big Bad City (1999)
- The Last Dance (2000)
- Money, Money, Money (2001)
- Fat Ollie's Book (2002)
- The Frumious Bandersnatch (2003)
- Hark! (2004)
Other media
- Cop Hater (1958) movie
- The Mugger (1958) movie
- The Pusher (1960) movie
- 87th Precinct (1961-62 NBC) televison series
- 87th Precinct (1962) comic book series
- Tengoku to Jigoku (aka High and Low) (1963 Japan) movie - directed by Akira Kurosawa
- Sans Mobile Apparent (1972 France/Italy) movie
- Fuzz (1972) movie
- Les Liens du Sang (aka Blood Relatives) (1978 France/Canada) movie
- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995 NBC) television movie
- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996 NBC) television movie
- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997 NBC) television movie