Eighty Million Eyes, Ed McBain
Eighty Million Eyes, Ed McBain
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Eighty Million Eyes

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 5 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/10/2012

Synopsis

Stan Gifford is the ultimate comedian. A pro through and through, when Stan’s act dies, so does he—in front of forty million viewers from coast to coast, including the 87th Precinct’s Steve Carella. But what seemed to be death by natural causes quickly turns into a case of murder, and Carella must unravel the motivations behind the comedian’s final act.Meanwhile, Cindy Forrest has been working to put herself through college since the sniper who held the city hostage three years ago murdered her father. But now she’s in the crosshairs, and the only thing standing between her and a killer is Detective Bert Kling of the 87th Precinct.A pair of spellbinding mysteries full of intricate plotting and razor-sharp dialogue, Eighty Million Eyes is an Ed McBain classic, keeping the boundary-pushing spirit of his 87th Precinct series rocketing forward with gritty precision.

About Ed McBain

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 is one of the longest running crime series ever published, featuring over fifty 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on April 24, 2014

First published in 1966, this is a solid entry in the 87th Precinct series. It's tighter and more focused than many of the books that preceded it and which, while very entertaining, contain a lot of extended commentaries about the weather, life in the city, and other such things that might charitabl......more

Goodreads review by Ed on April 05, 2013

From time to time, I read another entry in the 87th Precinct cop series because it's an old favorite of mine. Sue Grafton's private eyes series is another one as is Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder series. This particular McBain title is a keeper, too. Eighty million viewers watch a TV comedian die bef......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on September 02, 2016

An enjoyable entry in the 87th Precinct series. Steve Carella, Meyer Meyer, and Bert Kling are the featured detectives and have two interesting cases to investigate.......more

Goodreads review by Jason on November 04, 2022

The main mystery is entertaining enough but it's Bert Kling's adjacent case that makes this one magnificent. There's no fluff or filler in this one at all, which is all this reader ever asks for.......more

Goodreads review by AndrewP on December 21, 2018

Book number 21, and I'm coming up on the half way point of this series. When I started this read I thought it would be a monumental task, but it's turning out to be relatively easy. Most of that is due to characterizations of the principal detectives of the 87th Precinct. Not all of them are featur......more

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