- Paperback: 141 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New Ed edition (4 Aug 1978)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330254405
- ISBN-13: 978-0330254403
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 0.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 50,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Hardcover
Ed McBain has written 30 or so books about the detectives in the fictional 87th precinct. Although the books are stand alone mysteries, the more you read the more you get to know the characters and their ways.
The older books like this do have a dated feel to them with regards to methods and technology. Cops look for a phone to use, or wait for a telex to come through. For me that is part of the charm, and gives the books a real old fashioned gumshoe detective feel to them.
In this book Detective Bert Kling weds his fiance Augustus Blair. The wedding reception is naturally full of cops, so when Augustus disappears from her hotel room on her wedding night, Steve Carella and the other detectives need to find some leads fast.
Good easy read, take no more than a day or two to whip through.
The older books like this do have a dated feel to them with regards to methods and technology. Cops look for a phone to use, or wait for a telex to come through. For me that is part of the charm, and gives the books a real old fashioned gumshoe detective feel to them.
In this book Detective Bert Kling weds his fiance Augustus Blair. The wedding reception is naturally full of cops, so when Augustus disappears from her hotel room on her wedding night, Steve Carella and the other detectives need to find some leads fast.
Good easy read, take no more than a day or two to whip through.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Masterful writing.
10 April 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In 147 pages, Ed McBain writes a mystery with a full range of characters, excellent dialogue, red herrings and good suspense. The man truly is a master and I never tire of his books.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
It's Dangerous to Love an 87th Precinct Detective
4 Jan 2009
Format:Hardcover
Bert Kling has never had the greatest luck with woman. It's not that he doesn't like them or they don't love him, but his first love was killed in a random killing in a bookstore, and his second ran off with another man. Now he's finally married, and some one kidnaps his bride on his wedding night!
The how why and wherefore are all explained in this entertaining tale. And though there are some scary times for the bride, in the end (as we knew when we began reading the book) everything will turn out all right. Fat Ollie Weeks (from the 83rd) comes over to give the guys at the 87th a hand and is pivotal to catching the bad guy. I'm looking forward to reading more about him in coming books.
Zeb Kantrowitz
The how why and wherefore are all explained in this entertaining tale. And though there are some scary times for the bride, in the end (as we knew when we began reading the book) everything will turn out all right. Fat Ollie Weeks (from the 83rd) comes over to give the guys at the 87th a hand and is pivotal to catching the bad guy. I'm looking forward to reading more about him in coming books.
Zeb Kantrowitz
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Worth a read.
26 Jun 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Some what predictable, but fine if you want a police novel. Not much suspence.
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