Ed McBain
Ed McBain, born Salvatore A. Lombino, was an American author best known for his pioneering 87th Precinct police procedural novels, starting with Cop Hater in 1956, which set the gold standard for the genre. He legally changed his name to Evan Hunter in 1952 and used numerous pseudonyms, writing over 100 novels including the Matthew Hope series and standalone works like The Blackboard Jungle. McBain received the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award in 1986 and the British Crime Writers Association's Diamond Dagger in 1998 before his death from cancer in 2005.
Police procedural
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Kiss: A Novel of the 87th Precinct
Heckler and See Them Die
See Them Die (87th Precinct)
Cinderella (A Matthew Hope Mystery)
Money, Money, Money : A Novel of the 87th Precinct
Sadie When She Died
The Pusher
Ed McBain : Cop Hater ; Give the Boys a Great Big Hand ; Doll ; Eighty Million Eyes ; The Heckler ; Ten Plus One
Fiddlers: A Novel of the 87th Precinct (87th Precinct Mysteries)
Fat Ollie's Book: A Novel of the 87th Precinct
The Frumious Bandersnatch: A Novel of the 87th Precinct
Hark!: A Novel of the 87th Precinct (87th Precinct Mysteries)
Transgressions Vol. 4: The Resurrection Man/The Corn Maiden/Hostages
Hail to the Chief (87th Precinct)
Lightning: An 87th Precinct Novel
Tricks
Driving Lessons
Vespers
Downtown
Lullaby
Lady, Lady, I Did It! An 87th Precinct Mystery
Fiddlers: A Novel of the 87TH Precinct
Puss in Boots
Beauty and the Beast