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‘The Women of the 87th Precinct.’
This book contains excerpts from Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct series of police procedurals published between 1956 and 1981. This collection of short stories focuses on the private lives and careers of a number of the tough, beautiful and streetwise women who are part of the 87th Precinct including Teddy Franklin, who becomes the wife of Steve Carella; the passionate and tragic women in the life of Bert Kling; and Ellen Burke.
I have not read any of Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels, so this material was entirely new to me. I picked this novel up entirely by chance and found it an interesting, absorbing quick read. I suspect that long-standing McBain readers will have already read the novels and will find nothing new in this collection. For me, though, this was an interesting introduction to this particular series and I’m pleased I read it. I’m very tempted to read the novels from which these stories were excerpted. Mr McBain was a prolific writer: there is an extensive backlist for me to explore.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
This book contains excerpts from Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct series of police procedurals published between 1956 and 1981. This collection of short stories focuses on the private lives and careers of a number of the tough, beautiful and streetwise women who are part of the 87th Precinct including Teddy Franklin, who becomes the wife of Steve Carella; the passionate and tragic women in the life of Bert Kling; and Ellen Burke.
I have not read any of Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels, so this material was entirely new to me. I picked this novel up entirely by chance and found it an interesting, absorbing quick read. I suspect that long-standing McBain readers will have already read the novels and will find nothing new in this collection. For me, though, this was an interesting introduction to this particular series and I’m pleased I read it. I’m very tempted to read the novels from which these stories were excerpted. Mr McBain was a prolific writer: there is an extensive backlist for me to explore.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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