- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (2 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752863789
- ISBN-13: 978-0752863788
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 2.3 x 17.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 695,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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All over town, phones were ringing. Shopkeepers and merchants were being threatened by anonymous cranks. And the threats were getting more and more serious. When the angry victims started yelling to the local cops for help, Steve Carella and the boys of the 87th Precinct didn't know what to make of the whole thing. Were they facing a plague of harmless pranksters - or the danger of a city-wide wave of violence? All they had to go on were the constant attention of "the deaf man" and the knowledge that if they didn't catch their cold-blooded callers before the end of the month, the prophecies of murder and mayhem might prove all too true.
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Ed McBain (1926-2005) was born Salvatore Lambino in New York. He changed his name to Evan Hunter and under that name is known as the author of The Blackboard Jungle and as the writer of the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. The 87th Precinct series numbers over fifty novels. McBain was a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and was one of three American writers to be awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
First Bow for the Deaf Man
25 July 2000
Format:Hardcover
"The Heckler" is the 87th Precinct Mystery which features the first appearance of the elusive and recurrent McBain villian known only as the Deaf Man. In this installment, you learn why this mastermind of evil has a particular affinity for the "boys of the 87th," particularly Detective Steeve Carella, who excells at thwarting his nefarious schemes (but never quite catching him). This is one of the best examples of early 87th Precinct writing from McBain. For those who love police procedurals, there are none better.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding Book
25 Jun 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback
As the other reviewers noted, this is the first appearance of the Deaf Man the infamous villian who haunts the 87th Precinct and Detective Steve Carella. This book has a very clever plot and keeps the reader on edge until the ending. The Deaf Man is one of the most interesting characters in McBain's books because he is such an enigma.
McBain gets right to the point. He does not waste any words at all on description. As a reader I have always found his books impossible to put down. Indeed, description would be superfluous.
McBain gets right to the point. He does not waste any words at all on description. As a reader I have always found his books impossible to put down. Indeed, description would be superfluous.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The 87th Meets Its Moriarty
18 Aug 2000
Format:Hardcover
Someone is making threatening phone calls to various upright citizens. The 87th Precinct meets the Deaf Man for the 1st time in this exciting procedural. This mastermind always hatches a convulted scheme to pull off his crimes and the 87th is usually roped in. We also get Bert Kling trying to find the vicious thug behind the brutal beating of a beautiful woman. This is among the tops in the early entries in the series.
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