{"product_id":"learning-to-kill-stories-paperback","title":"Learning to Kill: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd McBain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd McBain made his debut in 1956. In 2004, more than a hundred books later, he personally collected twenty-five of his stories written before that time. All but five of them were first published in the detective magazine Manhunt and none of them appeared under the Ed McBain byline. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are kids in trouble and women in jeopardy. Here are private eyes and gangs. Here are loose cannons and innocent bystanders. Here, too, are cops and robbers. These are the stories that prepared Ed McBain to write the beloved 87th Precinct novels. In individual introductions, McBain tells how and why he wrote these stories that were the start of his legendary career.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd McBain made his debut in 1956. In 2004, more than a hundred books later, he personally collected twenty-five of his stories written before he was Ed McBain. All but five of them were first published in the detective magazine Manhunt and none of them appeared under the Ed McBain byline. They were written by Evan Hunter (McBain's legal name as of 1952), Richard Marsten (a pseudonym derived from the names of his three sons), or Hunt Collins (in honor of his alma mater, Hunter College). \u003cbr\u003eHere are kids in trouble and women in jeopardy. Here are private eyes and gangs. Here are loose cannons and innocent bystanders. Here, too, are cops and robbers. These are the stories that prepared Evan Hunter to become Ed McBain, and that prepared Ed McBain to write the beloved 87th Precinct novels. In individual introductions, McBain tells how and why he wrote these stories that were the start of his legendary career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe amazing thing about these stories . . . is how strong and clear the voice is as if the man himself were still in the room. Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDISCOVER THE STORIES THAT TAUGHT ED MCBAIN TO KILL \u003cbr\u003e One of the most prolific and admired writers of crime fiction in the world . . . McBain could not write a bad line. \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e McBain was a master, and his tales of the city are timeless. \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e McBain dissects police procedures with the precision of a brain surgeon. \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e McBain is the true king of American dialogue. \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e McBain . . . virtually invented the modern police procedural. Associated Press \u003cbr\u003e McBain has a great approach, great attitude, terrific style, strong plots, excellent dialogue, sense of place, and sense of reality. Elmore Leonard \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eED McBAIN \u003c\/b\u003e(1926-2005) held the Mystery Writers of America s prestigious Grand Master Award and was the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association s highest award. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 492\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 7.96 x 7.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454683201714,"sku":"9780156031479","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/59b053dc9f11504984ab310dc0f755db.webp?v=1778857672","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/learning-to-kill-stories-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}