- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Orion; First Edition edition (22 Jan 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752855859
- ISBN-13: 978-0752855851
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,277,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When the hottest hip-hop star nobody's ever heard of is kidnapped right in the middle of the launch party for her new video, the crime lands on the desk of 87th precinct cop Steve Carella and makes Tamar Valparaiso famous overnight. This might be the point--or not. In the capable hands of a master storyteller such as Ed McBain, who breathes new life and not a little wit into every one of his police procedurals, even a somewhat hackneyed plot is fresh and interesting. And even if the cultural references to Lewis Carroll don't intrigue you, the progress of Fat Ollie's new romance with a voluptuous cop likely will. --Jane Adams, Amazon.com
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"Read McBain's new novel for evidence that crime and quality aren't mutually exclusive. The verbal badinage is sharp, clever and always true to life. Count the pros. There are a lot of them." (DAILY MIRROR, 16/01/04 )
"Up-to-the-minute, witty and clever." (IRISH INDEPENDENT )
'McBain, like a great wine, only seems to improve with age... an engrossing plot that will take readers on a thrill ride. The name McBain guarantees a good read.' (THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
"Up-to-the-minute, witty and clever." (IRISH INDEPENDENT )
'McBain, like a great wine, only seems to improve with age... an engrossing plot that will take readers on a thrill ride. The name McBain guarantees a good read.' (THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I first discovered Ed Mcbain more years ago than I care to admit.
He has written more than 50 books featuring the 87th Precinct and its squad of detectives. There have been some blips on the way, He who hesitates and Money,Money, but in general terms the books merit 5 stars. This is in contrast to some of his so called rivals, Patricia Cornwell, J Kellerman etc, who churn out a book a year from a more and more threadbare pallette. Bandersnatch crackles with energy from start to finish centring on the kidnap of a popsinger during the launch of her debut album. The 87th precinct detectives land the case with the help(?) of the FBI.The main protagonist is Steve Carella but there are cameo appearances from Andy Parker, Bert Kling Cotton Hawes, Lt Byrne and Fat Olly. Incidentally Olly is still looking for his book. This is a must read for fans.New readers get on the case asap.
He has written more than 50 books featuring the 87th Precinct and its squad of detectives. There have been some blips on the way, He who hesitates and Money,Money, but in general terms the books merit 5 stars. This is in contrast to some of his so called rivals, Patricia Cornwell, J Kellerman etc, who churn out a book a year from a more and more threadbare pallette. Bandersnatch crackles with energy from start to finish centring on the kidnap of a popsinger during the launch of her debut album. The 87th precinct detectives land the case with the help(?) of the FBI.The main protagonist is Steve Carella but there are cameo appearances from Andy Parker, Bert Kling Cotton Hawes, Lt Byrne and Fat Olly. Incidentally Olly is still looking for his book. This is a must read for fans.New readers get on the case asap.
Format:Hardcover
Ed McBain is the master of the ensemble crime book. He invents an exciting crime - a young and rising pop star snatched by gun-wielding kidnappers from a party on a boat held to celebrate the release of her new single - and then has the officers of the 87th Precinct crack it together. The usual characters appear - the brave and dashing Steve Carella, the "large" and bigoted Fat Olly (who like most bigots in literature is a lot more fun than his straight-laced colleagues, as well as proving educational with his astonishingly wide range of ethnic insults and jokes) and the romanticly-involved Bert Kling (who admittedly does nothing all novel, for the second book in a row).
McBain's genius is in his tight plotting (no page is wasted), his skill with characters (even minor players, like a gay dancer from the pop star's troupe, are vividly drawn) and his ability to combine the gentle and enjoyable lives of his heroes with tough, brutal crime (two budding romances and a rape). The end of the book feels a little abrupt, as if missing five pages to gently wind the book down, but this is a minor complaint. If you like fast, non-nonsense crime with a little heart then you'll like this.
McBain's genius is in his tight plotting (no page is wasted), his skill with characters (even minor players, like a gay dancer from the pop star's troupe, are vividly drawn) and his ability to combine the gentle and enjoyable lives of his heroes with tough, brutal crime (two budding romances and a rape). The end of the book feels a little abrupt, as if missing five pages to gently wind the book down, but this is a minor complaint. If you like fast, non-nonsense crime with a little heart then you'll like this.
Format:Hardcover
as someone who has not read any of mcbain's other work i thought this was great and might not have picked up on any "missing" characters.
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I've been a dedicated 87th precinct reader for many years but I found this book a disappointment. The usual characters were there but the plot was weak and far fetched. Read more
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The 87th Precinct is one of the most enduring series that I have ever come across, certainly the series that defined the modern police procedural. Read more
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