Ed McBain

Ed McBain

Ed McBain also wrote as: Evan Hunter, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Richard Marsten, Ezra Hannon and John Abbott.

Ed McBain was born in New York City, New York, USA on October 15th, 1926 and passed away at the age of 78 on July 6th, 2005.

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Ed McBain Stats: The highest rated book by Ed McBain on Book Notification is Cop Hater, the first novel in the 87th Precinct series. The second-highest rated book is Tricks (87th Precinct #44).

The most read book by Ed McBain on Book Notification is Cop Hater, the first novel in the 87th Precinct series. The second most read book is The Mugger (87th Precinct #2).

Below is a complete list of Ed McBain books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Ed McBain is the 87th Precinct Series.

List of 87th Precinct Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Cop Hater
1956
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2
7.5
The Mugger
1956
Go
3
8
The Pusher
1956
Go
4
8
The Con Man
1957
Go
5
7.3
Killer's Choice
1957
Go
6
8
Lady Killer
1958
Go
7
8
Killer's Wedge
1958
Go
8
8
Killer's Payoff
1958
Go
9
8
King's Ransom
1959
Go
10
8
'Til Death
1959
Go
11
8
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand
1960
Go
12
8
The Heckler
1960
Go
13
8
See Them Die
1960
Go
14
8
Lady, Lady, I Did It!
1961
Go
15
8
The Empty Hours
1962
Go
16
8
Like Love
1962
Go
17
8
Ten Plus One
1963
Go
18
8
Ax / Axe
1963
Go
19
8
He Who Hesitates
1965
Go
20
7
Doll
1965
Go
21
7
Eighty Million Eyes
1966
Go
22
6.5
Fuzz
1968
Go
23
6.7
Shotgun
1968
Go
24
7
Jigsaw
1970
Go
25
7
Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here!
1971
Go
26
7.3
Sadie When She Died
1972
Go
27
8
Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man
1973
Go
28
7
Hail to the Chief
1973
Go
29
6.7
Bread
1974
Go
30
7.7
Blood Relatives
1975
Go
31
6.7
So Long as You Both Shall Live
1976
Go
32
7.3
Long Time No See
1977
Go
33
8.5
Ghosts
1980
Go
34
5
Calypso
1980
Go
35
7.7
Heat
1981
Go
36
7.5
Ice
1983
Go
37
7
Lightning
1984
Go
38
6
And All Through The House
1984
Go
39
6
Eight Black Horses
1985
Go
40
5.3
Poison
1987
Go
41
6.3
Lullaby
1989
Go
42
7
Vespers
1989
Go
43
6.2
Tricks
1989
Go
44
6
Widows
1991
Go
45
6
Kiss
1992
Go
46
6
Mischief
1993
Go
47
6.7
Romance
1995
Go
48
7
Nocturne
1997
Go
49
7.5
The Big Bad City
1998
Go
50
7
The Last Dance
1999
Go
51
6
Money, Money, Money
2001
Go
52
6
Fat Ollie's Book
2002
Go
53
6
The Frumious Bandersnatch
2003
Go
54
6
Hark!
2004
Go
55
7
Fiddlers
2005
Go

List of 87th Precinct Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
McBain's Ladies (As: Evan Hunter)
1988
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2
McBain's Ladies Too (As: Evan Hunter)
1989
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List of Matthew Hope Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Goldilocks
1976
Go
2
6
Rumpelstiltskin
1981
Go
3
6
Beauty and the Beast
1982
Go
4
6
Jack and the Beanstalk
1984
Go
5
6
Snow White and Rose Red
1985
Go
6
7
Cinderella
1986
Go
7
6
Puss in Boots
1987
Go
8
6
The House That Jack Built
1988
Go
9
6
Three Blind Mice
1990
Go
10
6
Mary, Mary
1991
Go
11
6
There Was A Little Girl
1994
Go
12
6
Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear
1996
Go
13
7
The Last Best Hope
1998
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Don\'t Crowd Me / Paradise Party ( As: Evan Hunter)
1952
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2
The Big Fix
1952
Go
3
Rocket to Luna (By: Richard Marsten)
1952
Go
4
8
Cut Me In
1954
Go
5
Runaway Black / Runaway (By: Richard Marsten)
1954
Go
6
Death of a Nurse
1955
Go
7
Murder in the Navy (By: Richard Marsten)
1955
Go
8
Tomorrow's World / Tomorrow & Tomorrow (By: Hunt Collins)
1956
Go
9
6
So Nude, So Dead (By: Richard Marsten)
1956
Go
10
8
Vanishing Ladies (By: Richard Marsten)
1957
Go
11
The Spiked Heel (By: Richard Marsten)
1957
Go
12
Strangers When We Meet ( As: Evan Hunter)
1958
Go
13
Even the Wicked (By: Richard Marsten)
1958
Go
14
10
The Gutter and the Grave
1958
Go
15
Big Man (By: Richard Marsten)
1959
Go
16
A Matter of Conviction ( As: Evan Hunter)
1959
Go
17
Buddwing ( As: Evan Hunter)
1961
Go
18
6
The Sentries
1965
Go
19
Nobody Knew They Were There ( As: Evan Hunter)
1971
Go
20
Seven
1972
Go
21
8
Doors (By: Ezra Hannon)
1975
Go
22
10
Where There's Smoke
1975
Go
23
Guns
1976
Go
24
Gangs! / Walk Proud
1979
Go
25
Love, Dad ( As: Evan Hunter)
1981
Go
26
Far from the Sea ( As: Evan Hunter)
1982
Go
27
Lizzie ( As: Evan Hunter)
1984
Go
28
Another Part of the City
1986
Go
29
4
Downtown
1989
Go
30
Criminal Conversation ( As: Evan Hunter)
1994
Go
31
Privileged Conversation ( As: Evan Hunter)
1995
Go
32
Driving Lessons
1998
Go
33
6
Alice In Jeopardy
2004
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Find the Feathered Serpent
1952
Go
2
The Remarkable Harry ( As: Evan Hunter)
1961
Go
3
The Wonderful Button ( As: Evan Hunter)
1961
Go
4
Me and Mr. Stenner ( As: Evan Hunter)
1976
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
1
The McBain Brief
1982
Go
2
Running from Legs and Other Stories
2002
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3
Learning to Kill
2006
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4
Keller's Adjustment; Forever
2006
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List of Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Sunday Pigeon Murders ( By: Craig Rice)
1942
Go
2
The Thursday Turkey Murders ( By: Craig Rice)
1943
Go
3
The April Robin Murders (With: Craig Rice)
1958
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List of Transgressions Books in Publication Order

Compiled by Ed McBain, features gripping novellas by top authors, offering new, engaging tales of crime and moral dilemmas.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Transgressions (With: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Anne Perry, Jeffery Deaver, Sharyn McCrumb, Donald E. Westlake, Bonnie Jeanne Perry, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, John Farris)
2005
Go
2
6
Transgressions, Vol. 2 (With: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, John Farris)
2006
Go
3
Transgressions, Vol. 3 (With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Donald E. Westlake, John Farris)
2006
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4
Transgressions, Vol. 4 (With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb)
2006
Go

List of Selected Shorts Books in Publication Order

Short stories from a variety of influential authors.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
For Better and for Worse
1993
Go
2
Even More Laughs
1998
Go
3
Timeless Classics
2006
Go
4
Falling in Love
2007
Go
5
Food Fictions
2007
Go
6
Travel Tales
2007
Go
7
Edith Wharton
2007
Go
8
Pets!
2007
Go
9
Tales of Betrayal
2007
Go
10
Family Matters
2007
Go
11
Are We There Yet?
2008
Go
12
A Touch of Magic
2009
Go
13
The William Hurt Collection
2009
Go
14
Whodunit?
2009
Go
15
10
American Classics
2010
Go
16
New American Stories
2011
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17
Poe!
2012
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List of Ed McBain Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense
1981
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2
Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels
1986
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3
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories
1988
Go
4
The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
1988
Go
5
City Sleuths and Tough Guys
1989
Go
6
Crimes of Passion
1993
Go
7
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996
1995
Go
8
Murder For Love
1996
Go
9
Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories
1996
Go
10
The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories
1996
Go
11
Crime After Crime
1999
Go
12
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
1999
Go
13
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1
2000
Go
14
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
2000
Go
15
Writers on Writing
2001
Go
16
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years
2001
Go
17
7
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
2002
Go
18
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
2004
Go
19
Dangerous Women
2005
Go
20
Transgressions
2005
Go
21
Price of Desire
2005
Go
22
6
Transgressions, Vol. 2
2006
Go
23
Transgressions, Vol. 3
2006
Go
24
Transgressions, Vol. 4
2006
Go
25
Masters of Noir, Volume One
2010
Go
26
Masters of Noir, Volume Three
2010
Go
27
8
Books to Die For
2012
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Ed McBain

Ed McBain (Salvatore Albert Lombino) was born on October 15th, 1926. Ed passed away July 6th, 2005 at 78 years old. Ed McBain was born in New York City, New York, USA. McBain attended Hunter College where he received a B.A. English and Psychology.

Ed McBain was the author of the 87th Precinct series which consists of 55 novels. The 87th Precinct series started in 1956 with the novel Cop Hater. The most recently released novel in the 87th Precinct series was Fiddlers which was released in 2005. There are no upcoming novels for the 87th Precinct series.

Ed McBain: Awards & Accolades

Ed McBain has won multiple awards including: The Edgar Award, Grand Master, in 1986, Riverton Prize, International Honor Award, in 1997, Crime Writer's Association Award, Diamond Dagger Award, in 1998 and the Gumshoe Award, Lifetime Achievement, in 2006.

McBain's books have also won multiple awards, Books to Die For won the Agatha Award, Best Non-fiction, in 2012 as well as the Anthony Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2013, Macavity Award - Best Mystery Critical/Biographical in 2013.

Ed McBain books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Money, Money, Money was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2002. Fat Ollie's Book was nominated for the Nero Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2004. Books to Die For was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Critical/Biographical Work, in 2013 as well as the Edgar Award - Best Critical/Biographical Work in 2013, CrimeFest - H.R.F. Keating Award in 2013.

Ed McBain: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Nocturne was a Telerama: The 100 Best Thrillers Selection in 2024.
  • Cop Hater was a Crime Writers' Association: Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time Selection in 1990.
  • Sadie When She Died was a Crime Writers' Association: Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time Selection in 1990.

Related Authors

Fans of Ed McBain also enjoy these authors:

  1. Peter Lovesey, author of the Peter Diamond Series.
  2. Attica Locke, author of the Highway 59 Series.
  3. Adrian McKinty, author of the Detective Sean Duffy Series.
  4. Allen Eskens, author of the Detective Max Rupert Series.
  5. Andrew Gross, author of the Ty Hauck Series.
  6. Jonathan Kellerman, author of the Alex Delaware Series.
  7. J.A. Jance, author of the Joanna Brady Series.
  8. Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus Series.
  9. Dervla McTiernan, author of the Cormac Reilly Series.
  10. Ruth Rendell, author of the Inspector Wexford Series.

Ed McBain: F.A.Q

When was Ed McBain Born?

Ed McBain was born on October 15th, 1926.

When did Ed McBain die?

Ed McBain died on July 6th, 2005 at 78 years old.

Where was Ed McBain Born?

Ed McBain was born in New York City, New York, USA.

What awards has Ed McBain won?

Ed McBain has won the following awards: Grand Master at the Edgar Award (1986), International Honor Award at the Riverton Prize (1997), Diamond Dagger Award at the Crime Writer's Association Award (1998) and the Lifetime Achievement at the Gumshoe Award (2006).

What book awards has Ed McBain won?

Books to Die For: Agatha Award Best Non-fiction (2012), Anthony Award Best Non-Fiction Book (2013), Macavity Award Best Mystery Critical/Biographical (2013).

What was the first book Ed McBain wrote?

The first book written by Ed McBain was Find the Feathered Serpent, published in 1952.

What was the most recent book Ed McBain wrote?

His most recently released work was Whodunit? on April 2nd, 2009.

What is the most popular book by Ed McBain?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Ed McBain book is Cop Hater. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Cop Hater (7.33)
  2. The Mugger (7.5)
  3. Killer's Choice (7.33)
  4. The Pusher (8)
  5. The Con Man (8)

How many books has Ed McBain written?

Ed McBain has written 90 books across 12 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 55 books in the 87th Precinct Series
  • 2 books in the 87th Precinct Collections Series
  • 13 books in the Matthew Hope Series
  • 13 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Children's Books
  • 4 Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Series
  • 1 book in the Selected Shorts Series

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