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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPocket Books
ISBN-100671025694
ISBN-139780671025694
eBay Product ID (ePID)1535802
Product Key Features
Book TitleBig Bad City
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicMystery & Detective / Police Procedural, General, Mystery & Detective / General
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorEd McBain
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight5.7 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsThe Philadelphia InquirerVintage stuff. The dialogue is sharp, the plotting accomplished, and the prose bears the McBain stamp uncluttered, unpretentious, ironic., Omaha WorkHerald (NE)[A] juicy mystery...McBain...lives up to his daunting reputation....The 87th Precinct is always an exciting place to visit., Boston HeraldClassic McBain -- taut with trenchant dialogue....In The Big Bad City, McBain proves he can pack punches in both the physical and emotional arenas., The Philadelphia Inquirer Vintage stuff. The dialogue is sharp, the plotting accomplished, and the prose bears the McBain stamp uncluttered, unpretentious, ironic., Boston Herald Classic McBain -- taut with trenchant dialogue....In The Big Bad City, McBain proves he can pack punches in both the physical and emotional arenas., Winston-Salem Journal (NC) You wouldn't want to live there, but you will enjoy visiting The Big Bad City., Winston-Salem Journal(NC)You wouldn't want to live there, but you will enjoy visitingThe Big Bad City., Boston HeraldClassic McBain -- taut with trenchant dialogue....InThe Big Bad City,McBain proves he can pack punches in both the physical and emotional arenas.
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisIn this city, you have to pay attention. In this city, things are happening all the time, all over the place, and you don't have to be a detective to smell evil in the wind. Take this week's tabloids: the face of a dead girl is splashed across the front page. She was found sprawled near a park bench not seven blocks from the police station. Detectives Carella and Brown soon discover the girl has a most unusual past. Meanwhile, the late-night news tracks the exploits of The Cookie Boy, a professional thief who leaves his calling card -- a box of chocolate chip cookies -- at the scene of each score. And while the detectives of the 87th Precinct are investigating these cases, one of them is being stalked by the man who killed his father. Welcome to the Big Bad City.