The Mugger

By Ed McBain

Format: Hardback

Published by: T V Boardman (1957)

Condition: Very good. First. Rare..

2nd in Ed McBain’s?87th Precinct?police procedural crime novels series based in a fictionalised New York. Steve Carella, introduced as the leading detective in the?Cop Hater?(1st of the?87th Precinct?series) is away on honeymoon and the case is handled by Detective Hal Willis who has the distinction of being the shortest member of the team.?The Mugger?was made into a film in 1958. 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.