Cop Hater by Ed McBain
Book 32 of 2014
Cop Hater by Ed McBain
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cop Hater is Ed McBain's first book in the 87th Precinct series, and the first book that Evan Hunter published under the McBain pseudonym. Originally published in 1956, the book introduces us to the detectives and uniformed officers of the 87th Precinct in the fictional Manhattan-like city of Isola,
In Cop Hater, a Detective on the midnight shift is gunned down, shot in the back and killed just blocks away from the building housing the 87th Precinct. Then in rapid succession, two more cops are killed. Detective Steve Carella and the rest of the crew struggle to find out who is doing these murders before more cops are killed.
Back in the 70s, I read a lot of the 87th Precinct novels, and still have several in my personal library, including the second book in the series, The Mugger, that I plan on reading soon. I liked this book a lot, and it was most interesting looking back almost 60 years to see the forensics of the time in action. Needless to say, the book is dated, but it's still a very good, quick read.
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Cop Hater by Ed McBainMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cop Hater is Ed McBain's first book in the 87th Precinct series, and the first book that Evan Hunter published under the McBain pseudonym. Originally published in 1956, the book introduces us to the detectives and uniformed officers of the 87th Precinct in the fictional Manhattan-like city of Isola,
In Cop Hater, a Detective on the midnight shift is gunned down, shot in the back and killed just blocks away from the building housing the 87th Precinct. Then in rapid succession, two more cops are killed. Detective Steve Carella and the rest of the crew struggle to find out who is doing these murders before more cops are killed.
Back in the 70s, I read a lot of the 87th Precinct novels, and still have several in my personal library, including the second book in the series, The Mugger, that I plan on reading soon. I liked this book a lot, and it was most interesting looking back almost 60 years to see the forensics of the time in action. Needless to say, the book is dated, but it's still a very good, quick read.
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