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And all through the house

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It has been said so many times before by far better persons than I, but Ed McBain is the hands down best writer of the police procedural. "And All Through The House" continues the terrific 87th Precinct series with the entire story taking place in the squadroom on Christmas Eve. Reading this book is like visiting with old friends. The writing is conversational yet always electric and always Ed McBain. Packaged in an attractive slipcover and sprinkled with line drawings throughout, it is a perfect book to cozy up with by the fire. Long live McBain and the 87th Precinct!

If You like crime stories and you want to give a fine story-book to youngsters, for starting to read more of the sort, nothing better than this McBain treasure.And it comes as a 3D and with drawings.
Watch out!!! One most probably will get hooked!!!!!

Should be advertised as a book for children. Not expected of McBain. Only 40 pages most of which are drawings! What a disappointment as have read and enjoyed nearly everything McBain/Hunter has written. If had bought new would request refund.

Ed McBain is one of my favorite authors! i have all his 87th precinct books.... FABULOUS READS!! he was a wonderful writer and i was sad at his passing. if you like books that things happen on the 1st page and you feel like you are right there....read some of Ed McBains books!!! this one was not a disappointment either!

While "And All Through the House" contains typical Ed McBain dialogue and plot absurdities, it is actually an illustrated short story in a self-contained book. I think other readers may have expected a full-length novel with several different story lines, but this story is strictly about a few hours in the detective's squad room on Christmas Eve. I would also not classify this as a children's story because although the language is not as salty as a typical McBain novel, it's salty enough. Additionally, it was originally published in "Playboy Magazine," so you should expect it to have been written for an adult audience, like his other 87th Precinct works. Again, it's just a short story for the typical 87th Precinct fan, that happens to be illustrated. Judging it on those standards, it's pretty good. McBain always knew how to spice up a normal conversation with sparkling dialogue, and how to make an absurd situation almost serious, before turning it absurd again. The illustrations are good and don't distract from the story.