

Downtown
Author: Ed McBain
Narrator: Richard Ferrone
Unabridged: 17 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/13/2011
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Author: Ed McBain
Narrator: Richard Ferrone
Unabridged: 17 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/13/2011
Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective
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.
A Florida orange grower goes to NYC, where he is scammed out of all his money and credit cards within minutes. He gets some money back in a craps game, then finds himself under suspicion of murder. Along with a Chinese woman, he careens around New York City trying to clear his name. This sort of prem......more
Not my typical sort of book because it's violent and situated in the middle of New York City. However I like this book because it is well-written, it features a relatable protagonist, and the protagonist's main goals are to avoid violence and solve a mystery. There are some overarching messages in t......more
An Ed McBain book is always a delight to read and this one gets not only the action but the humor and fun going right away. Florida orange grower Michael Barnes is in New York on Christmas Eve. Its a simple matter of a divorced business man coming in to see his advertising agency before flying down t......more
I would have really given it 2.5 stars, but I prefer to rate upwards, rather than downwards. There was a time in the late-1980s when I was on a real Ed McBain kick, especially of his 87th Precinct mysteries, but even then, I found them to be formulaic, especially the ending police interview with the......more
A good, solid crime/mystery by author Ed McBain. At times it reads like a serious mystery, while at others it borders on farcical. Somehow McBain makes the whole thing work quite well! Florida orange grower Michael Barnes is on business in New York City, it’s Christmas Eve and he’s having a drink in......more