Author: Ed McBain Year: 2001 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780752848396 0752848399 |
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It is Christmas in the city, but it isn't the giving season. A retired Gulf War pilot, a careless second-story man, a pair of angry Mexicans, and an equally shady pair of Secret Service agents are in town after a large stash of money, and no one is interested in sharing.
The detectives at the 87th are already busy for the holidays. Steve Carella and Fat Ollie Weeks catch the squeal when the lions in the city zoo get an unauthorized feeding of a young woman's body. And then there's a trash can stuffed with a book salesman carrying a P-38 Walther and a wad of big bills.
The bad bills and the dead book salesman lead to the offices of a respected publisher, Wadsworth and Dodds. This is good news for Fat Ollie, because he's working on a police novel -- one written by a real cop -- and he's sure it's going to be a bestseller.
This book is part of the "87th Precinct" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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 | "Hark!" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Fat Ollie's Book" First published in 2002 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Last Dance" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Big Bad City" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Nocturne" First published in 1997 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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 | "Kiss" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Widows" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Vespers" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Tricks" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Lullaby" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Poison" First published in 1987 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Eight Black Horses" First published in 1985 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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 | "Ice" First published in 1983 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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 | "Calypso" First published in 1979 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Long Time No See" First published in 1977 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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 | "Sadie When She Died" First published in 1972 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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 | "Ten Plus One" First published in 1963 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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 | "Like Love" First published in 1962 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "See Them Die" First published in 1960 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Heckler" First published in 1960 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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