The series is based on the work of the police detectives of the 87th Precinct in Isola. This fictional location is based on the New York City borough of Manhattan. Other districts in McBain's fictionalized version of New York correspond to NYC's other four boroughs, Calm's Point standing in for Brooklyn, Majesta representing Queens, Riverhead substituting for the Bronx, and Bethtown for Staten Island.
The series focuses on the detectives of the 87th Precinct. Most 87th novels feature a significant, if not a starring role for Detective Stephen Louis "Steve" Carella. Carella's fellow divisional detectives include Arthur Brown, Eileen Burke, Cotton Hawes, Bert Kling, Meyer Meyer, Andy Parker, Hal Willis and Richard Genero. The detective squad commander is Lt. Peter Byrnes.
The 87th Precinct Books
The Mugger (1956)
The Pusher (1956)
The Con Man (1957)
Killer's Choice (1957)
Killer's Payoff (1958)
Lady Killer (1958)
Killer's Wedge (1959)
'til Death (1959)
King's Ransom (1959)
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand (1960)
The Heckler (1960)
See Them Die (1960)
Lady, Lady I Did It (1961)
The Empty Hours (1962)
Like Love (1962)
Ten Plus One (1963)
Ax (1964)
He Who Hesitates (1964)
Doll (1965)
80 Million Eyes (1966)
Fuzz (1968)
Shotgun (1969)
Jigsaw (1970)
Hail, Hail the Gang's All Here (1971)
Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man (1972)
Sadie When She Died (1972)
Hail to the Chief (1973)
Bread (1974)
Blood Relatives (1975)
So Long as You Both Shall Live (1976)
Long Time No See (1977)
Calypso (1979)
Ghosts (1980)
Heat (1981)
Ice (1983)
Lightning (1984)
Eight Black Horses (1985)
Poison (1987)
Tricks (1987)
Lullaby (1989)
Vespers (1990)
Widows (1991)
Kiss (1992)
Mischief (1993)
Romance (1995)
Nocturne (1997)
The Big Bad City (1999)
The Last Dance (2000)
Money, Money, Money (2001)
Fat Ollie's Book (2002)
The Frumious Bandersnatch (2003)
Hark! (2004)
Fiddlers (2005)
Great Stuff on Amazon
Killer's Payoff (87th Precinct Mysteries)
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Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries)
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The Gutter And the Grave (Hard Case Crime)
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The Heckler (87th Precinct Mysteries)
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Mischief (87th Precinct Mysteries)
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SteveAtkinson
Thanks for that bit of information. I knew about the set of TV movies made in the 90's, but not about the TV series. Posted June 24, 2008 |
There was an earlier TV series based on the McBain novels as well, that ran from 1961-1962 on NBC. About one-fourth of the episodes were based directly on the novels that had been published up to that time.
Robert Lansing, who had starred in a 1960 film version of the novel "The Pusher" in the Steve Carella role, reprised the role in the TV series.
Posted June 24, 2008
