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Ice coats the streets where the rapist prowls. Ice spills from the pockets of a dead diamond dealer. Ice runs through the heart of a cold-blooded killer and that of the players in a multimillion dollar show-biz scam. And the deep chill of winter, it is the 87th Precinct who must brave the winds of death to save a city frozen with fear. National ads/media. Reissue.


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B. Salvatore Lambino 1926, New York City. Changedl name to Evan Hunter, under which name he wrote THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE and the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS. He has been named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 324 pages
  • Publisher: Warner Books; Warner Books Ed edition (March 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0446603902
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446603904
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,898,603 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lurid but beautiful, engrossing yet repellent., September 22, 2003
Ed McBain was well into his long series of 87th Precinct books by the time the time he produced this one in 1983. This one is longer than most and has a huge cast. Social groups depicted include theatre personnel, drug dealers, diamond merchants, and of course the familiar 87th precinct cops. Accordingly, there are a huge number of suspects for the reader, and possibly the author, to finally attach to the various crimes committed.

Binding together all the disparate elements is the symbol ice. It represents the drugs that lie behind many of the crimes, it coats the night streets of New York where many of the crimes are committed, it seems to run through the veins of many of the dealers, rapists, charlatans and cheats that are encountered here, and its fragility typifies the fragility of law and order and even decent relationships in this so-called center of civilization.

Lurid yet often beautiful, engrossing yet often repellant, this is certainly a McBain book that can be included amongst his best.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You can't beat McBain., March 29, 2006
McBain was the master. I don't know of any other author who is as good at creating an ensemble cast of characters with distinctive personalities, multiple plot lines and combining them together with excellent dialogue and a very strong sense of place. Even the title is tied into the story by four meanings of the word which relate to the plot lines. If you've not read McBain, particularly the 87th Precinct series, I highly recommend them. While each book stands alone, I'd start at the beginning. I'll miss having new books by this excellent author, but always be grateful for his being as prolific as he was.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, terrible TV-movie!, January 20, 2000
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This might be McBain's best book! Don't be scared off by the horrible TV-movie that they made of it. The two storie are barely related, in fact. Lots of fun with diamonds and killers and puns. A+
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4.0 out of 5 stars First 87th Precinct Long Novel
Up til now all of the 87th Precinct books have been between 150-200 pages. This is the first full size novel, which was intended to be turned into a TV movie. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Grey Wolffe

4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic, excellent portrayal
Again, Ed McBain puts together several crimes that puzzle the wits of the Eight Seven. Some of the men and women in blue are going through personal issues and these are... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Burgmicester

5.0 out of 5 stars Ice on the Streets
The officers of the 87th Precinct are given charge of the investigation of three murders, which ballistics reveal were done by a single murderer using the same gun. Read more
Published on May 7, 2006 by Lloyd B. Lacy

4.0 out of 5 stars An 87th Precinct Novel
When three seemingly unconnected victims are killed with the same gun Steve Carella and the detectives from the 87th Precinct are baffled. Read more
Published on January 30, 2003 by Penny

3.0 out of 5 stars Great writing but not much action
I'm not into regular fiction much but I enjoyed this. McBain is funny and good at putting together comical situations. It started out really funny but then got serious. Read more
Published on October 12, 2000 by Shane Tiernan

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