The Mugger, Ed McBain
The Mugger, Ed McBain
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The Mugger

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 6 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/13/2011

Synopsis

This mugger is special.He preys on women, waiting in the darkness…then comes from behind, attacks them, and snatches their purses. He tells them not to scream and as they’re on the ground, reeling with pain and fear, he bows and nonchalantly says, “Clifford thanks you, madam.” But when he puts one victim in the hospital and the next in the morgue, the detectives of the 87th Precinct are not amused and will stop at nothing to bring him to justice.Dashing young patrolman Bert Kling is always there to help a friend. And when a friend’s sister-in-law is the mugger’s murder victim, Bert’s personal reasons to find the maniacal killer soon become a burning obsession…and it could easily get him killed.The second book in the 87th Precinct series, The Mugger is an Ed McBain classic, a nuanced portrayal of justice and vengeance hailed by the Daily Mirror as “a masterpiece of crime writing…and there’s nobody who does it better.”

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 Bobby

“Here, bludgeoned by poverty, exploited by pushers and thieves and policeman alike, forced into cramped and dirty dwellings, rescued occasionally by the busiest fire department in the entire city, treated like guinea pigs by the social workers, like aliens by the rest of the city, like potential cri......more

Goodreads review by Julie

The Mugger by Ed McBain is a 1956 publication. The version I read is a 1996 release. I also added audio which is part of my KU subscription. This is the second installment in the 87th Street Precinct series. There is a violent mugger on the loose, whose main targets are women. After hitting them, ta......more

Goodreads review by James

This is the second book in Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series. McBain was still obviously feeling his way into the series at this point and was still very strongly committed to the idea of creating an ensemble cast of detectives and other police officers who would rotate in and out of the books, somet......more

Goodreads review by Steve

A mugger, who bows and thanks his victims after committing his crimes, plies his trade in the 87th Precinct. But then things change direction as a murder is reported… A relief to finally read a good novel after a run of very average fair. This is the second book in McBain’s long running 87th Precinct......more

Quotes

“McBain writes with spare economy, bringing his city and the cops who patrol its toughest precinct to vivid life. Classics of crime fiction.” —Evening Press

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