Emma Bowles, wife of successful businessman Martin Bowles, discovers that her life is in danger. To ease her mind, Martin hires Denker, an out-of-town bodyguard, to protect her from harm. Which is good—except she suffers two near-fatal accidents on Denker’s watch. Unsure of anything anymore, she does the only sensible thing a damsel in distress can do: she calls on the detectives of the 87th Precinct.
Detectives Steve Carella and Meyer Meyer are quickly suspicious of the entire setup—and of Denker in particular. Meanwhile the dramatic events surrounding the murder of Carella’s father are finally revealed…Torn between personal tragedy and the day-to-day of his job, Carella struggles to find an attempted murderer while he desperately searches for the solace he needs to carry on.
A fascinating performance from crime fiction icon Ed McBain, Kiss takes the gritty glare of his famed 87th Precinct and focuses intensely on personal struggles as well as the nature of justice.
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"Two attempts have been made on the life of a beautiful woman despite her husband's hired security. Detective Carella has to deal with the cheating husband and the wife's infatuation with himself as he tries to protect her." — Fredrick (4 out of 5 stars)
"Two attempts have been made on the life of a beautiful woman despite her husband's hired security. Detective Carella has to deal with the cheating husband and the wife's infatuation with himself as he tries to protect her."
" Good old Ed McBain and his 87th Precinct books. A hard-boiled, down and dirty crime story. "
" Another fine effort by the stalwart procedural author McBain. Interesting final twist in the last scene as to who gets the last laugh. "
" I've enjoyed MANY of the 87th precinct mysteries. The later ones often got a bit gory for me. "
" Great read! I need to read a lot more of Ed McBain!!!! "
" Another satisfying police procedural. "
" A satisfying procedural with crossing storylines. Murder, mayhem and passion meet in the 87th Precinct Detective Squad. "
" I actually attended a book reading when this book was released. I still have my copy which was autographed by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter). "
" I really liked this story it was very good. More true to life which is what I like. "
" Superb twist! Will have to read McBain's other work! "
" pessimo "
" Always good to revisit the 87th Precinct, Carella, Meyer, Hawes et al. "
Ed McBain is the most well known pseudonym of Evan Hunter (1926–2005), the author of over eighty novels and several famous screenplays. He is a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award and the Diamond Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers Association. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series to the bestselling novels written under his own name. McBain also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds.
Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.
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