Downtown, Ed McBain
Downtown, Ed McBain
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Downtown

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Richard Ferrone

Unabridged: 17 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/13/2011


Synopsis

Downtown is the wickedly funny story of a Sarasota orange grower who stops for a drink on his way to the airport and suddenly finds himself the major suspect in a grisly New York City murder.

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 Glen on November 08, 2020

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

Goodreads review by Alexandra on April 15, 2024

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

Goodreads review by Pamela on June 20, 2017

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

Goodreads review by Woody on September 08, 2018

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

Goodreads review by Mike on November 09, 2015

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