He Who Hesitates (Hardcover)

by Ed McBain (Author)

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Product Description
As Roger Broome tries to muster the courage to visit the 87th Precinct to talk about Molly, the woman he had met in a bar and took home, but Amelia, a pretty Spanish girl, leads him to forget his intentions, and with his every hesitation, the countdown on a innocent woman's life continues. Reprint. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: E P Dutton (June 1965)
• ISBN-10: 9997519167
• ISBN-13: 978-9997519160
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,557,088 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The 87th Precinct 87 Series.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unusual McBain, June 13, 2000

By	Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: He Who Hesitates (87th Precinct Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the most unusual novel in the great 87th Precinct detective series in that instead of being told in the third person like the rest of the books, it is narrated by one of the perpetrators. The perp in question is also one of the more interesting and psychologically tormented of the entire series. This is not the 87th Precinct novel to start with, but if you are a fan of the series, you'll love this one.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE HESITATE TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!, August 9, 2002

By	Mac Blair (Huntingdon, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: He Who Hesitates (Mass Market Paperback)

Trying to read these in order, I have now read 19 of the 87th Precinct book. I think this is the first one I did not give a five star rateing to. There is no police work in this book. No Carella Kling, Hawes, Myers, Willis or any of them doing much of anything. The book is all about Roger Broome who comes to the city, committs a crime and spends the whole book trying to work up enough courage to tell the police about it. Really, that is all the book is about. I would say, SKIP THIS ONE IN THE SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing story told from a new perspective., April 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: He Who Hesitates (87th Precinct Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

A new and interesting twist to the series of the 87th precinct. It has an originality that only Ed Mcbain can work with, and draw the reader into the minds of the villain, rather than the detectives themselves. It gives a new glimpse into the lives of the detectives as seen by others, and not only from what is read. It keeps you in suspense about what is to happen, and also, what has happened. There is true genius in this piece of work.