Shotgun (87th Precinct Mystery)

by Ed McBain

Book Overview

From Mystery Grand Master Ed McBain comes this classic tale from the 87th Precinct. The cops are horrified at the ghastly shotgun slaying of a couple, thinly disguised as a murder/suicide. Detectives Carella and Kling quickly line up a suspect, but another double homicide and a robbery take place. Now the truth behind a double shotgun slaying is turning even messier -- and deadlier -- than before.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451156749
• ISBN13: 9780451156747
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.5" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

WELL WORTH FIVE STARS!!!!

Another great one by Ed McBain. There are two different crimes going on at the same time. Two people have been shot in the face with a shotgun. Another womean has been stabbed to death. Carellla and Kling catch the first one and Myer and Hawes the second. With very good police work the men go after the one or ones who did these two deeds. McBain uses his usual good writing to move the case forward. He makes you feel like you are there and these things can actually happen. There is a very good twist at the end or it was to me. We even have Roger Broome back from a previous book, number nineteen, I think. If you like a good mystery that will hold you attention and make you not want to put the book down, you will enjoy this one.

McBain at his Best

The 87th Precinct in the fictional city of Isola is hopping...two murders in one day. The first, a married couple found dead in their apartment, unrecognizeable, two shotgun blasts to the face of each. The second, a middle-aged woman found on her kitchen floor with a bread knife sticking out of her chest. The hard-working detectives of the 87th tenaciously follow leads and clues as they circle closer and closer to the truth.....Shotgun is Ed McBain at his best and nobody does it better. This is a police procedural that has it all...great memorable characters, tight, compelling plot, spare, gritty writing and unrivaled, true to life dialogue. Easily read in one sitting, the story pulls you in from page one and doesn't let go. And after finishing Shotgun, it's easy to see why McBain is considered "the best crime writer in the business."

Makes you wonder what's up

I enjoyed the book very much. I just couldn't put it down, as with all of McBain's books. The 87th precinct series are very realistic, as is this book. He goes into great detail. The story is very believable