McBain, Ed — Hark!

New York, Simon & Schuster, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at title page. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket. Bound in two-tone, beige paper over boards, black cloth-backed. Another fine novel of the 87th Precinct by Ed McBain, the late Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award-winner and the British Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger-winner of the Matthew Hope series and (as Evan Hunter), the superlative The Blackboard Jungle, from 1954. From the publisher blurb, "Ed McBain concocts a brilliant and intricate thriller about a master criminal who haunts the city with cryptic passages from Shakespeare, directing the detectives of the 87th Precinct to a future crime - if only they can figure out what he means. This was the 52nd novel in the 87th Precinct series, and McBain ended up writing 80+ such novels. 271 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Fine,