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The Last Dance: A Novel of the 87th Precinct
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Penzler Pick, January 2000: When it comes to the novels of big-city cop life revolving around a single station house's daily dramas, Ed McBain wrote the book--50 of them, in fact. And whatever one thinks of the virtues of NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, or even Law and Order, there's the undeniable truth that McBain was there first, with his wonderfully reimagined New York. (Fans know that Isola is the stand-in for the borough of Manhattan, Riverhead for the Bronx, Majesta for Queens, Calm's Point for Brooklyn, and Bethtown for Staten Island.)
Here, as one hopes and expects, a body turns up within the opening pages. And also, as is often the case, Detective Steve Carella is there to spar with the medical examiner.
But there are other bodies and other police personnel in a story that takes the typical McBain route--no short cuts--that amounts to a crook's tour of the city he loves. With a cast of characters that ranges from socialites to hookers, The Last Dance takes in theater world chicanery, police brutality, and a pizza-joint massacre.
Ed McBain, also known as Evan Hunter, is the only American ever to have won the British Crimewriters Association's Diamond Dagger; he is a grand master of the Mystery Writers of America; his books have sold over a hundred million copies around the world; and he wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, the Matthew Hope series of mystery novels with fairy tale and nursery rhyme titles (Rumpelstiltskin, Goldilocks, etc.), as well as the classic The Blackboard Jungle.
Celebrating the publication of the 50th novel in a series that stays amazingly fresh and incredibly readable is no small thing. This much-loved and seminal writer is a national treasure. If you're a mystery reader, you've undoubtedly read Ed McBain. If you haven't read one for a while, try this one. It's so good it will immediately send you scurrying back for the ones you missed. --Otto Penzler -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Andrew Hale is found dead in bed by his daughter, Cynthia Keating. Detectives Carella and Meyer of the 87th Precinct catch the call. An old man with a history of heart trouble dies. Simple, right? Never. Hale didn't die in bed; he died hanging from a door, and his daughter moved the body. She stands to collect 25K from a life-insurance policy but not if it was suicide. Carella and Meyer think they could prove obstruction of justice with intent to defraud the insurance company, but 25-large is nothing to Keating, whose husband is a wealthy corporate attorney. What else is there? Well, there are the rights to the source material for a revival of a 1920s hit musical. Hale himself inherited it from an elderly neighbor who wrote the original play but wouldn't release the rights to the current producers. Suspects abound for Carella and Meyer including the play's producers and the other descendants of the original collaborators. The fiftieth 87th Precinct novel--though Carella has just turned 40--is the typically accomplished mix of police procedure, characterization, social commentary and tight plotting that has long distinguished this landmark series. McBain is making at least one reader very nervous with his titles. The most recent entry in the Matthew Hope series was called The Last Best Hope , and now we have The Last Dance. Say it ain't so, Ed. Wes Lukowsky
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The newest 87th Precinct novel (yay! yay!); also happens to be the FIFTIETH 87th Precinct novel (and I'll be damned, but it's true -- I've read all 50). These are great, great books, people. The characters are terrific, the plots are usually pretty good, and getting to read a new one is like getting to spend an afternoon with a bunch of friends you haven't seen for awhile. Marvelous! This one is about a suspicious hanging death of an old man, who, it turns out, held the rights to a play that was a real flop, but is suddenly a very hot commodity. Who killed him? Was it for the play? What's the deal? Truth be told, I couldn't care less -- I just wanted to hang out with Carella, Meyer, and Kling and shake my head at Fat Ollie Weeks again. If you haven't read any of these, you are one lucky cookie -- you get to read them all for the first time! So, get going!
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I stumbled upon this book while at the library's new fiction area, and decided it had to be better than my past few selections. I was pleasantly suprised to find a gripping storyline, great dark humor and interesting characters in a book I just couldn't put down. The banter between the detectives and the witnesses/suspects is great, as well as the thorough descriptions of the characters and settings. If you like John Sandford and Johnathan Kellerman, you'll love Ed McBain!
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Ed McBain can do no wrong. He's found his niche in the world of police mysteries, and he is the master of his craft. I first stumbled across his 87th Precinct stories in junior high...lured in as I was by a tittilating cover of a book called "Fuzz", with a drawing of Lonie Anderson and a nude of Burt Reynolds staring boldly out at me. Hormones in turmoil, I embarrassedly checked it out of the school library. I devoured that book as fast as my teenage mind could handle it...and I've been a fan ever since. McBain has found the winning formula once again, bringing the detectives of the 87th Precinct into yet another brain-teasing murder mystery. By now, these detectives feel like family to me...I know their histories and their quirks, told at times in all seriousness, and at other times with a sense of irony and dry wit that only McBain can deliver. The dialogue is sharp, the pace is quick, and the climax is completely satisfying. If you're not already a fan of the 87th Precinct, I recommend picking up ANY of his books...you won't be disappointed. If you know of what I write, then by all means, grab this newest addition to McBain's prolific career--I found it to be one of his best. But I say that about all of his books!
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Another solid 87th Precinct mystery
In the latest case, Carella and Meyer are called to the apartment of Andrew Hale who, his daughter says, died of natural causes in bed. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Mai 2000 von Old Fisherman
The Last Dance...let's hope not
Ed McBain is back at the 87th precinct with the whole gang...Carella, Kling, Brown, Meyer and my personal favorite, Fat Ollie Weeks. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. April 2000 von Roz Levine
Who are all these people giving this book 4 or 5 stars?
I am a huge fan of Ed McBain and have read every one of the87th Precinct books. But this latest offering falls far short of whatI have come to expect from the master. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. April 2000 von David Ljunggren
Only because you cannot give 0 stars
This was one of the worst reads I have ever had the displeasure of reading. The book was slow, hard to follow and one of those reads that you keep reading because you think it can... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. März 2000 von "chugs67"
An Enjoyable Read
I have been a fan of Ed McBain's for almost 20 years, and I thoroughly enjoy his writing style. As far as his style, he is the best and the master of the genre. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. März 2000 veröffentlicht
Here we go again
There are absolutely no surprises in this book; it could have been written by a ghost writer. On top of that the carelessness: On page 203 Lorraine Riddock is 19 years old and has... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. März 2000 von lvkleydorff
A bit of a let down
I am sorry to say that there was not much to this book. It was a pretty thin uneventful story. He is in many respects a good writer, but this book started slow, and then slowed... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. März 2000 von Matthew Harmon
Last Dance is a swinging story
I would have given this book ten stars. Ed McBain continues his 87th precinct sagas with his incredible smart style. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. März 2000 von Sondra Ward
The Best in the Business
When an 87th Precinct novel comes out, I must get it and read it. I have now read all 50 of these novels, and not a single one is bad. "The Last Dance" is no exception. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. März 2000 veröffentlicht
Listen to the bodies falling!
The audiobook was an excellent abridgement. McBain fans will love the plot, the characters, the wicked conclusions. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. Februar 2000 veröffentlicht
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