See Them Die

The thirteenth entry in Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series takes place over the course of a single hot, sultry Sunday afternoon. It's a set piece that plays out in the Puerto Rican section of McBain's fictional city of Isola. The mix of characters includes an honest, struggling lunch counter owner; a s......more

A strange one. A hot afternoon where death visits a couple of people. One good and one bad. I found it odd the police used tear gas in the wrong order. The focus of the story is on a wannabe bad guy with Puerto Rico teenager Zip who dreams of being the leader of a gang. There is also a sailor that al......more

Ed McBain's famed police procedural series about the 87th Precinct is, on the surface, easily mistaken for a relatively superficial set of cops-and-robbers stories. Yet McBain actually digs pretty deep into societal issues and human foibles in most of his stories, none more deeply than in this, a st......more

"Συνόδεψέ τους ως το θάνατο", εκδόσεις Άγκυρα. Χρονολογικά είναι το δέκατο τρίτο βιβλίο της σειράς του 87ου Αστυνομικού Τμήματος και ενδέκατο που περνάει στη λίστα με τα διαβασμένα. Πέρυσι τον Αύγουστο διάβασα για τελευταία φορά βιβλίο της σειράς και δεν μπορώ να κρύψω το γεγονός ότι μου έλειψε πάρα......more

Not my favorite in the series. I didn't care much for this entry in the series. Not enough of the cops of the 87th. This is not the worst of the series.......more