Selling id: marstonsb2,
Rated by buyers 4.9
State: mint
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From: TX, United States
Remarks: Fine in Fine Dust Jacket in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7 3/4'''-9 3/4''' tall. Signed by Author xii, 228pp. Dark orange quarter-cloth, grey paper boards, blue ink debossed spine lettering. Dust jacket price 12.95. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to half-title page. Ed McBain is the only American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. He also holds the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award. '''Ed McBain did not quite invent the police procedural. Dashiell Hammett did not invent the private eye novel, either, but he popularized it, and Raymond Chandler then became its greatest practitioner. Mr. McBain both popularized this important literary subgenre and became its greatest practitioner. '''-NYTimes. Thirty-fifth 87th Precinct Novel. '''This is the usual excellent mystery from McBain, but the murder almost takes a back seat to Bert Kling stalking his wife when he fears she's cheating on him. To make matters worse, Kling is being stalked by an e
