Bread, Ed McBain
Bread, Ed McBain
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Bread

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2013

Synopsis

The dog days of August are making the 87th Precinct feel like the inside of an oven. But things can always get hotter. With nearly half the squadroom on vacation, Detectives Carella and Hawes look into what appears to be an ordinary warehouse fire—but Carella and Hawes rarely see anything ordinary, and this is no different. The trail from the warehouse leads uptown to the murders of a junkie and a suspected prostitute. They soon discover a shady ghetto redevelopment deal may have gruesome ties that run deep into the city’s underbelly.Full of fascinating characters and dialogue, Bread follows a bloody money trail through the city’s back alleys and dark corners. This installment of the 87th Precinct series is bestselling author Ed McBain at his grittiest.

About Ed McBain

Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award–nominated Money, Money, Money) to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter—including The Blackboard Jungle (now in a fiftieth anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. Fiddlers, his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He died in 2005.Visit EdMcBain.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on December 31, 2014

On a hot August afternoon, a man comes into the 87th Precinct demanding fast action on the investigation into a fire that destroyed his warehouse along with $500,000 worth of small carved wooden animals that were housed there. He insists that he has to get the insurance claim settled immediately so......more

Goodreads review by K on February 14, 2016

Love the guys of the 87. Fat Ollie Weeks makes for a fine example of a bigot who happens to get results as a detective. Steve Carella still shines as a counterpoint to all that Fat Ollie represents. All if that notwithstanding, I just didn't find this story as engaging as others in this series. It w......more

Goodreads review by David on March 19, 2017

Carella and Hawes cover an arson case for Parker while he is on vacation and it expands into other linked cases with two murders involved. No sub-plots in this one, just one major investigation over a few days, involving Big Ollie from the 83rd, whose bigoted and racist language was shocking to his......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on July 15, 2017

Quite a convoluted plot for the fellas of the 87th precinct to deal with. Not because the criminals are smarter than usual, but just because there are a lot of moving parts. if I'm not mistaken, this is the first appearance of Fat Ollie and he's deliciously awful. He adds a nice element of questiona......more

Goodreads review by Chad on August 14, 2017

One of the better cases solved by the 87th, prostitution rings, international drug smuggling, and arson add up to a fine study.......more

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