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The Gutter and the Grave, by Ed McBain

Posted on August 4, 2018 by pete

Hard Case Crime has published a few early Ed McBain books, which first appeared in the 1950s under other pseudonyms. McBain is most known for his long series of 87th Precinct police procedurals, but these early standalone titles also have … Continue reading →

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So Nude, So Dead, by Ed McBain

Posted on June 1, 2018 by pete

Waking up hung over and next to a naked corpse is not a unique way to begin life as a crime novel protagonist — the premise that begins Ed McBain’s 1952 So Nude, So Dead also started off the Lawrence Block … Continue reading →

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Cut Me In, by Ed McBain

Posted on April 7, 2018 by pete

My ongoing foray into vintage crime fiction meant that it was only a matter of time before I read by first Ed McBain book. Ed McBain, of course, is the most popular of several pseudonyms used by the very prolific … Continue reading →

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