Heat, Ed McBain
Heat, Ed McBain
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Heat

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2012

Synopsis

During a sweltering heat wave, Detectives Carella and Kling try to make sense of an artist who turned off his air conditioning to commit suicide—but Kling has an even deadlier problem on his hands.“Imagine your favorite Law & Order cast solving fresh mysteries into infinity, with no re-runs, and you have some sense of McBain’s grand, ongoing accomplishment.” —Entertainment Weekly“McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press

About Ed McBain

Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award–nominated Money, Money, Money) to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter—including The Blackboard Jungle (now in a fiftieth anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. Fiddlers, his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He died in 2005.Visit EdMcBain.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on April 16, 2015

As the title suggests, this installment in the 87th Precinct series takes place during a stifling heat wave that simply will not let up. The heat and humidity are torturing everyone as are the problems, both professional and personal, confronting the Precinct's detectives. As the book opens, detectiv......more

Goodreads review by Glen on November 28, 2020

Isola is having a heat wave, and an artist is found in his apartment, dead from suicide...or murder. Carella investigates, but his partner, Kling, is too busy worrying that this wife is sleeping around to focus. Not bad, but the twist is a bit dated.......more

Goodreads review by David on June 08, 2024

Another satisfying and entertaining police procedural with several great diversions from the main story. Deals with deception and trust very well. Still amazed with the realness of the dialog and characters. In the introduction to a 1989 reprint of Cop Hater, McBain said he envisioned the 97th Precin......more

Goodreads review by David on August 10, 2017

An apparent suicide with some unexplained factors is the main case for Carmella and Kling, operating in a major heatwave. And Kling has something else on his mind......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on March 19, 2019

Another good mystery with a dark heart. Only Carella’s determination to make sense of things pushes the case towards conclusion. The B plot has poor Bert Kling running all over town to try and prove his wife’s been unfaithful. It’s a bit soapy for McBain, but Kling’s such a lovable chump that I went......more

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