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“The silent nights got to you.”
It’s Christmas Eve in the 87th Precinct, and it’s Christmas Eve 2022 as I read this!
This is a (very) short story from the 87th. Complete with illustrations!
A bag of marijuana, a sheep, and a valise of silver and gold end up in their squad room as one-by-one the different detectives enter it, and the story. And then a young couple enter, with the woman in active labor! It's the story of Christmas, McBain style!
It’s Christmas Eve in the 87th Precinct, and it’s Christmas Eve 2022 as I read this!
This is a (very) short story from the 87th. Complete with illustrations!
A bag of marijuana, a sheep, and a valise of silver and gold end up in their squad room as one-by-one the different detectives enter it, and the story. And then a young couple enter, with the woman in active labor! It's the story of Christmas, McBain style!
This was an impulse borrow from the library, a teeny 40-page story about Christmas Eve at the 87th Precinct. For those who like McBain, this showcases his ability to paint characters quickly and choose details well. The only thing that might not age well is Parker being an ass toward the people he's brought in -- his comments are uncomfortable to read. Fortunately, Carella, Hawes, Meyer and Kling are there to squash him. This is a book that would be more suited to someone who has already been introduced to the 87th Precinct gang, just because it's such a short book and a new reader might feel shortchanged.
A Christmas Nativity as only the boys from the 87th could pull off, And All Through the House manages to celebrate the birth of Christ with a crime-oriented yuletide tale that almost rivals the Dragnet Christmas episode with the stolen Baby Jesus. Everyone is on hand for this bull-pen nativity, including the expecting couple for whom there was no room at the inn, three not-so-wise men, and a stolen sheep. Merry Christmas.
Charming illustrated 87th Precinct short story, with various characters turning up at the precinct house on Christmas Eve. It’s festively cheesy, but left a big grin on my face.
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Ed McBain is a pen name for Evan Hunter who was born in 1926 in East Harlem, New York on October 15, 1926. Hunter was born with the name Salvatore Albert Lombino, and he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952. During World War II, Hunter joined the Navy and served aboard a destroyer in the Pacific. He graduated from Hunter College, were he show more majored in English and psychology, with minors in dramatics and education. He was a prolific writer who also wrote under the names of Ed McBain, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten. His first major success came in 1954 with the publication of The Blackboard Jungle, which was later adapted as a film. He published the first three books in the 87th Precinct series in 1956 under the name of Ed McBain. He also wrote juvenile books, plays, television scripts, and stories and articles for magazines. He won the Mystery Writers of America Award in 1957 and the Grand Master Award in 1986 for lifetime achievement. He died of laryngeal cancer on July 6, 2005 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) Ed McBain is the only American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. He also holds the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award. His books have sold over one hundred million copies, ranging from his most recent, "The Last Dance", to the bestselling "The Blackboard Jungle", the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" & the bestselling "Privileged Conversation", written under his own name, Evan Hunter. He lives in Connecticut. (Publisher Provided) Ed McBain, aka Evan Hunter, wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and has written many novels. He is the only American to be awarded Britain's coveted Diamond Dagger Award, the highest honor a suspense writer can achieve. He lives in Connecticut. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Canonical title
- And All Through the House
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Steve Carella; Miscolla; Cotton Hawes; Bert Kling; Meyer Meyer; Andy Parker
- Dedication
- This is for my grandchildren - Dean and Susan Hunter-Cutrona
- First words
- Detective Steve Carella was alone in the squad room. It was very quiet for Christmas Eve.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"What'd you expect to see out there?" Parker asked. "A star in the East?"
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