The Con Man

By Ed McBain

Format: Hardback

Published by: T V Boardman (1960)

Condition: Very good. First. Rare..

4th in Ed McBain’s?87th Precinct?police procedural crime novels series based in a fictionalised New York. It features one of?87th Precinct?stories main characters, Steve Carella who is portrayed as smart without being a genius and a reputation for honesty and hard work. In 1961, NBC produced a TV series based on the 87th Precinct stories. For this series McBain is said to have been influenced by Dragnet, one of the most influential radio and TV shows with originated in the 1950s.