Jigsaw

By Ed McBain

Book Overview

A piece of a torn picture in the hand of a dead man puts the detectives of the 87th Precinct on the trail of $750,000 missing from a six-year-old bank heist. Imagine your favorite Law & Order cast solving fresh mysteries into infinity, with no re-runs, and you have some sense of McBain s grand, ongoing accomplishment. "Entertainment Weekly" McBain has the ability to make every character believable which few writers these days can do. "Associated Press""

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451087070
• ISBN13: 9780451087072
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Columbo

The 1994 TV movie "Columbo: Undercover" is based on this book. In the movie, Columbo is substituted for several different characters from the book, alternating from scene-to-scene. Sometimes he's the book's Detective Carella, other times he takes over for Detective Brown, who also appears in the movie. As confusing as this may sound, the movie is actually a very faithful adaptation of the book - even the pieces of the photo are identical to the illustrations in the book. Fans of the book should check out the movie (which is available on DVD in the UK, but not yet in the US).

JIGSAW IS A PUZZLE!!!

A man is found dead with a piece of a picture in his hand. This piece is part of a puzzle that shows where money from a robbery, of seven years ago, is located. The piece turns out to be one of eight pieces held by different people. There is also a list of names that have been torn into two pieces. People that hold the pieces are turning up dead. Arthur Brown and Steve Carella try to solve the mystery. They are assisted by Myer Myer and Cotton Hawes. A former insurance investigator is involved. Brown gets beaten up but through it all the 87th comes through. The book is a little slow moving at times, not hardly as good as most of the other McBain book I have read. It will still hold your attention and is well worth the read.

Gripping a real masterpiece

A fine 87Th precinct novel with much suspence and wit.A true McBain story:easy to read,fine deduction,true procedures and difficult to put down.Try also the audi:Impossible to put out....Was -much to my surprise-a plot adapted for a Colombo movie-as was 'As long as you both shall live'.

mcbain is the master

Another outstanding entry in the 87th Precinct police procedurals. This one will keep you up all night.