King's Ransom - Softcover

McBain, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752857967 ISBN 13: 9780752857961

Publisher: Orion, 2003

Synopsis

Wealthy Douglas King has received a ransom demand. But it isn't his own son who has been kidnapped, it's his chauffeur's.

If he pays up, it could ruin the biggest deal he ever made in his life, and throw away his future. But is the alternative to sacrifice a child's life?

Detective Steve Carella and the rest of the 87th Precinct can only keep trying to nab the kidnappers and hope that Doug King decides to give them the payoff.

But if King doesn't play ball, they'll have a cold-blooded murder on their hands . . .

About this title

Book Description:

Half a million dollars - or a boy's life?
An 87th Precinct novel
'Unbeatable ... the finest police procedural series ever...' Independent On Sunday

About the Author:

Ed McBain (1926-2005) was born Salvatore Lombino 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0752857967
• ISBN 13: 9780752857961
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240