The character of steve carella is a regular in the 87th precinct collection, however he does not appear in every individual novel. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain pseudonym of evan hunter. Randy quaid plays homicide detective steve carella in ed mcbains 87th precinct nbc, march 19, 911 p. Ice 87th precinct mcbain ed 1477805478 for sale online. Ed mcbains 87th precinct lightning 1995 zachary waters. For those readers looking to get into novels by ed mcbain, this section will help with that.
Jun 26, 2017 ed mcbain 87th precinct television commercial 1995 87th precinct is an american crime drama starring robert lansing, gena rowlands, ron harper, gregory walcott and norman fell, which aired on. Detective steve carella has emerged as the central figure among the detectives, despite mcbains interest in keeping the cast strictly ensemble. A tense chase ensues as they try to prevent him from continuing his bloody rampage. The longrunning 87th precinct series came to virtually define the genre. See the complete 87th precinct series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Ed mcbain 87th precinct television commercial 1995 youtube. Even though the series focuses on police detectives from the 87th precinct, different detectives feature in various novels, and most of the series books feature an important role of the authors leading character, detective stephen louis. First published in 1956, the first novel in 87th precinct series is a police procedural set in the fictional town of isola, and it is about someone killing police detectives. Heat 87th precinct paperback import, september 7, 1995. Ed mcbains 87th precinct series kansas city public library. Ed mcbain is the pseudonym for the american author evan hunter, who passed away in 2005. Nbc sunday night at the movies ed mcbains 87th precinct variety. Ed mcbains 87th precinct ice dvd region 1 for sale online.
In 1961 it was even a series featuring robert lansing, gena rowlands and norman fell. According to an interview and articles published, the author admitted that the television series dragnet majorly influenced the series. Lightning 1995 03191995 us drama 1h 35m user score. The 87th precinct series in order ed mcbain fictiondb. But you have to remember that this series ran in 196162. The complete series list for an 87th precinct novel ed mcbain. They truly love the books, he told the writer bill slocum in a 1995. Lightning 1995 tv14 1h 37m crime dramas two homicide detectives randy quaid, alex mcarthur probe the ritual slayings of female track stars. Ed mcbain 87th precinct books kind of snuck up on me as well. This is another novel taken from the 87th precinct collection and also featured detective steve carella. That first 87th precinct story involved a bomb and i spent the entire time reading it with a slightly creepedout feeling.
Although the books vary in quality, on the whole this is a major series, a classic of american crime fiction that entertained, enlightened and influenced the genre for over three decades and counting. These are two best books in 87th precinct series by ed mcbain, cop hater and lady lady i did it. Made into a 1995 tv movie ed mcbains 87th precinct. The series is based on the work of the police detective squad of the 87th precinct in the central district of.
Ed mcbain october 15, 1926 july 6, 2005 was an american author and screenwriter. Working with the 87th precinct detectives is an officer from a much less crimeridden precinct. Maybe the best way to sum up the series is to look at steve carella, then and now. Aug 29, 2016 ed mcbains 87th precinct lightning 1995 zachary waters. Why readers keep returning to the 87th precinct the new. The final 14 episodes of columbo were produced sporadically as a series of specials, spanning years from 1990 to 2003. Nbc ran a series called 87th precinct that ran from 1961 until 1962. In new york two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by. He also used the pen names john abbott, curt cannon, hunt collins, ezra hannon. With randy quaid, alex mcarthur, ving rhames, eddie jones. Ed mcbains 87th precinct ice dvd region 1 for sale online ebay.
Another example of mcbains earliest novels is the 1956 classic, the pusher. They were really gobbling through the books, he said. Ice 87th precinct mcbain ed 1477805478 for sale online ebay. By the time the series was over, there were 54 novels in the series.
The con man is the fourth book in the series by ed mcbain that features an ensemble cast of detectives in the 87th precinct. In addition the author has written several standalone novels under various aliases between 1952 and 2005. When a serial killer starts to prey on female coed runners, the 87th precinct detectives put their own problems on hold on order to catch the maniac. When a serial killer starts to prey on female coed runners, the 87th precinct detectives put their own problems on hold on order to catch the. The 87th precinct has already appeared on screens both big and small. Watch 87th precinct season 1, episode 29 the last stop. In new york two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. Watch 87th precinct episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. A dramatic police mystery, exposes the unending prejudice faced by the only female detective in a maledominated police squad.
There is this 19611962 nbc television series that features the detective. While successful and well known as evan hunter, he was even better known as ed mcbain, a name he used for most of his crime fiction, beginning in 1956. Jul 09, 2005 the fictional 87th precinct actually became a television series in 1961, but lasted only one season. From the first episode this show struck me as very unusual, very well written, well acted, and of good length 48 min per episode. Ed mcbain novels are known for their riveting plotlines and colorful articulation of police work. The enduring excellence of the 87th precinct crime. In an odd twist of timing i was introduced to sgt steve carella and company on september 12th, 2001 the day after 911. It ran for 30 episodes which would be two seasons nowadays. Dale midkiff elvis and me and joe pantoliano the sopranos star in this madefortelevision movie based on the work of author ed mcbain. The author had better success with movies, both for the large and small screens, several of which including 1958s cop hater, 1972s fuzz and the 1995 teleplay ed mcbains 87th precinct. It is not to the extent of my regretting the purchase, i just took it for granted it would be similar as a hitchcock or perry mason episode thats on dvd. Mike power is an embittered detective demoted to the 87th precinct shortly before his scheduled retirement. Mcbainhunter even wrote the screenplays for some adaptations, as well as for series that had nothing to do. In 1956 he was a single man with a glamorous deafmute girlfriend.
The 87th precinct book series by multiple authors includes books cop hater, the mugger, cop hater the mugger, and several more. The characters appeared in a series of novels and short stories written by ed mcbain. The show was based on a series of detective novels written by ed mcbain concerning the trials, tribulations, and personal lives of the detectives stationed at the 87th precinct located in the fictional city of isola. Cop hater 1956 the mugger 1956 the pusher 1956 the con man 1957 killers choice 1957 killers payoff 1958. Adapted as the 1st episode of the 87th precinct tv series.
Ed mcbain 87th precinct television commercial 1995 87th. He who hesitates jigsaw hail, hail, the gangs all here. The series continued all the way up until hunters death in 2005, with usually one book published per year, but often multiple books being published in a single year. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain. The early 87th precinct novels were tougher and more terse, and the beloved cops of the precinct had not yet been highly developed as characters like they are in the later 80s through early 2000s novels, which i think brought the series into the realm of great. Lightning monroe 1995 the investigator 1994 the nanny the sergeant 1994. Mcbains 87th precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions. Heat 87th precinct book 35 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Sep 08, 2014 the last 87th precinct story, fiddler, was published in 2005, the year of mcbains death. The show was based on a series of detective novels written by ed mcbain concerning the trials, tribulations, and personal lives of the detectives stationed at.
The detectives are on the hunt for a wounded boxer who, after being shot by the owner of the store he was trying to rob, later killed an offduty cop by slugging him through a glass window. And yet, when the first 87th precinct book, cop hater, appeared in 1956, hunter. Police drama which aired on nbc during the 196162 television season. L ong before barney miller, long before hill street blues, homicide, and nypd blue, long before law and order and csi this and csi that, there was ed mcbains 87th precinct the series began in 1956 with cop hater, although at the time it wasnt even supposed to be a series. She blames carrella for the death of her husband, who just died in prison. With karen sillas, philip casnoff, paul mccrane, seymour cassel. In 1996, a year prior to the movie above, the 87th precinct. Some of mcbains cops names, including meyer meyer, bert kling and roger havilland, are seen in a duty roster posted on a squad room wall.
It is a 94 minutes movie in which detectives are hunting a rapist and killer. Born salvatore albert lombino, he legally adopted the name evan hunter in 1952. Through good detective work and clues left at the crime scenes by the psychopathic killer, they are able to deduce who the killers next victim will be. The 87th precinct novel series started in 1956 with cop hater. Why readers keep returning to the 87th precinct the new york. These episodes have since been released on dvd in several regions as season 10. A woman enters the 87th precinct headquarters and holds detectives kling and meyer at gunpoint, announcing that she plans to kill lt. He is best known for his matthew hope series and the 87th precinct series where his main character, detective steve carella featured quite often. Ed mcbain 87th precinct television commercial 1995 87th precinct is an american crime drama starring robert lansing, gena rowlands, ron harper, gregory walcott and norman fell, which aired on. Through good detective work and clues left at the crime scenes by the psychopathic killer, they are able to deduce who. Detective novels, like any literary genre, reflect their times. The weekly onehour series was based on a series of crime novels written by evan hunter under his ed mcbain pseudonym that were set in the borough of isola in an unnamed american city that clearly was based on new york city. Detective steve carella robert lansing worked at new yorks 87th precinct. Ed mcbain 87th precinct television commercial 1995.