Shotgun, Ed McBain
Shotgun, Ed McBain
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Shotgun

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 5 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/10/2012


Synopsis

A man armed with a shotgun is loose in the city, killing married couples; it’s up to Detectives Carella and Kling to find him before he ends the next marriage.“The 87th Precinct [is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century.” —Pete Hamill, Newsday“McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet…even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review

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 James on June 17, 2014

This is another sold entry from the middle of the 87th Precinct series. As the book opens, detectives Steve Carella and Bert Kling are assigned a particularly messy case. A couple has died from shotgun blasts. The first cops on the scene are ready to close the case and rule it a routine murder/suici......more

Goodreads review by Skip on October 25, 2012

A husband and wife are both killed by a shotgun, staged to appear as a murder/suicide. As Detectives Carella and Kling investigate, a separate murder is discovered by stabbing. Parallel investigations ensue. Bert Kling becomes an obsession for a pretty blonde source, and his girlfriend Cindy does nu......more

Goodreads review by AndrewP on May 25, 2019

Not continuation of the series although in this book there is only really one case going on and there is none of the multi-case crossover that characterizes most of the books. A couple are murdered with two shotgun blasts to the face each. It's a bit of a mystery as the clues are somewhat obvious bu......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 21, 2018

Really enjoyed this addition to the 87th Precinct universe. It's very smooth and feels effortless. The bulls investigate two cases involving three murders, one knifed and the others shot. It almost seems set in another world altogether, not just 50 years ago. And there's a fun sense of sensuality, a......more

Goodreads review by Tom on June 13, 2020

Have you ever gone target shooting with a shotgun? Be sure to bring a lot of targets, because one shot will blow it all to hell. Our heroes from the 87th precinct find a shotgun murder/suicide scene with husband and wife and they're blown beyond recognition. What homicide is ready to call an open an......more