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      The Big Bad City

      by Ed McBain
      Published
      Jan 1999
      Main Genre
      Police Procedural Police Procedural
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      336
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      An 87th Precinct Novel Book 49

      About This Book

      In this city, you have to pay attention. In this city, things are happening all the time, all over the place, and you don't have to be a detective to smell evil in the wind.

      Take this week's tabloids: the face of a dead girl is splashed across the front page. She was found sprawled near a park bench not seven blocks from the police station. Detectives Carella and Brown soon discover the girl has a most unusual past. Meanwhile, the late-night news tracks the exploits of The Cookie Boy, a professional thief who leaves his calling card-a box of chocolate chip cookies-at the scene of each score. And while the detectives of the 87th Precinct are investigating these cases, one of them is being stalked by the man who killed his father.

      Welcome to the big, bad City.

      Series Placement

      Book 49
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Suspense

      Subgenres

      Hard-Boiled Law Enforcement Police Procedural

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      Nov 1999 Pocket ISBN13 9780671025694 ISBN10 0671025694
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      First Edition Jan 1999 Simon & Schuster ISBN13 9780684855127 ISBN10 0684855127
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      May 2010 Pocket ISBN13 9781439141113 ISBN10 1439141118
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      May 2010 Pocket ISBN10 B003L786LY
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      Dec 1998 MacMillan Audio ISBN13 9781559275361 ISBN10 1559275367
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      Oct 2000 Media Books Audio Publishing ISBN13 9781578151806 ISBN10 1578151805
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      Sep 2001 MacMillan Audio ISBN13 9781578155347 ISBN10 1578155347
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      May 1999 Wheeler ISBN13 9781568957142 ISBN10 1568957149
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