Hail to the Chief (UK Edition): 28 (87th Precinct) - Softcover

McBain, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1477827900 ISBN 13: 9781477827901

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer, 2014

Synopsis

It's January. The weather is cold—and it’s about to feel even colder. Detectives Carella and Kling of the 87th Precinct stand at the edge of their jurisdiction staring down into a ditch filled with six naked, murdered bodies. But who put them there and why?

As Carella and Kling dive deeper into the mystery of the six, they find themselves walking into a deadly battle among three teenage gangs: the Hispanic Death’s Heads, the African American Scarlet Avengers, and a white gang known as “the clique.” Racing to put together the clues before a criminal mastermind and a full-blown gang war tear the city apart, Carella and Kling need to use every trick in their arsenal.

Hail to the Chief is one of the finest in bestselling author Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct series. An edgy thriller with marvelous characters that speeds toward an explosive final act.

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Review

"As a series, there's no other term for McBain: It's class crime."

"McBain has managed to sustain the continuity of the series for nearly half a decade without compromising his formula or sacrificing freshness."

About the Author

Ed McBain was one of the pen names of successful and prolific crime fiction author Evan Hunter (1926–2005). Debuting in 1956, the popular 87th Precinct series is one of the longest running crime series ever published, featuring more than 50 novels, and is hailed as "one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century." McBain was awarded the Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement in 1986 by the Mystery Writers of America and was the first American to receive the Cartier Diamond Dagger award from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1477827900
• ISBN 13: 9781477827901
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 174