Kiss, Ed McBain
Kiss, Ed McBain
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Kiss

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Abridged: 11 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2013

Synopsis

Emma Bowles, wife of successful businessman Martin Bowles, discovers that her life is in danger. To ease her mind, Martin hires Denker, an out-of-town bodyguard, to protect her from harm. Which is good—except she suffers two near-fatal accidents on Denker’s watch. Unsure of anything anymore, she does the only sensible thing a damsel in distress can do: she calls on the detectives of the 87th Precinct.Detectives Steve Carella and Meyer Meyer are quickly suspicious of the entire setup—and of Denker in particular. Meanwhile the dramatic events surrounding the murder of Carella’s father are finally revealed…Torn between personal tragedy and the day-to-day of his job, Carella struggles to find an attempted murderer while he desperately searches for the solace he needs to carry on.A fascinating performance from crime fiction icon Ed McBain, Kiss takes the gritty glare of his famed 87th Precinct and focuses intensely on personal struggles as well as the nature of justice.

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

Two plots thread their way through this novel of the 87th Precinct. In the first, a beautiful woman named Emma Bowles appears at the station house to report that a man has attempted to kill her. Twice. Emma recognizes the attacker as a man who used to drive for the limo service that her husband uses......more

Goodreads review by Ron

This is McBain at the peak of his prowess. The 87th Precinct novels started in 1956, and they grew and matured as McBain grew and matured. At this point (1992), the books were rich with color, setting, character development, social commentary, and of course, clever and engrossing plots. In _Kiss_, it......more

Goodreads review by David

No 44 in the 87th Precinct series with two different narratives - a woman who had two attempts on her life, and the trial for the murder of Carella's father, murdered in the previous book. Gripping, and written in McBain's usual impressive style - credible, realistic, emotive, with depth.......more

Goodreads review by Aileen

Best yet. Some of the suspense reminded me of Jeffery Deaver's great books. My daughter let slip that one of the cops I like dies in one of the books, and I'm waiting with tenterhooks for this to happen.It hasn't happened yet, and she might have been teasing me. Only ten books to go!......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Det. Steve Carella has tow things going in this novel - the trial of his father's killer and who is making attempts on Emma Bowles's life. Both plots twist and turn with interesting characters and dialogue as well as good investigative work.......more

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