Money, Money, Money
Registered by Dejah-Thoris of New Bern, North Carolina USA on 10/23/2003
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
Ed McBain is a most excellent mystery writter
Journal Entry 2 by Fantasma from Carnaxide, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Received it in the mail yesterday. Great Christmas present ! :o)
Thanks, Dejah-Thoris ...
"Steve Carella, Meyer Meyer and Fat Ollie Weeks have been working the 87th Precinct for more than 40 years, but they're still the top dicks in town for devotees of Ed McBain's absorbing police procedurals, of which Money, Money, Money is one.
When a pretty, red-haired, ex-military pilot is killed, the boys in blue blunder around for a few chapters before they unmask her secret life as a drug courier. By then the burglar who broke into Cass Ridley's apartment and stole the "tip" she got for her last run has already tried to spend one of the $100 bills from her stash, attracting the attention of the Secret Service. The "superbill" is phoney, and by the time Carella and his crew uncover the international counterfeit ring behind it, McBain has taken the action up a notch with a terrorist plot to bomb Clarendon (read Carnegie) Hall, where an eminent Israeli violinist is performing. There's also a conspiracy involving a publishing company whose sales reps are so venal and violent you might think they were the creation of a writer who blamed them when his last book failed to sell. Not so McBain, who can't have too many complaints in that department. His publisher's reps have been living well for decades on the commissions earned on McBain's books (including those of Evan Hunter, his alter ego).
That he has kept this series going for so long without tricking up the plots, turning his characters into stereotypes or sacrificing their humanity is a tribute to his authorial gifts: expert pacing, sharp-edged dialogue, authenticity, wit and confidence. There's only one thing getting old in this, his 51st book in an evergreen series: the fictional convention that locates the 87th in a place called Isola instead of midtown Manhattan, where it so clearly is set."
(amazon.co.uk)
Thanks, Dejah-Thoris ...
"Steve Carella, Meyer Meyer and Fat Ollie Weeks have been working the 87th Precinct for more than 40 years, but they're still the top dicks in town for devotees of Ed McBain's absorbing police procedurals, of which Money, Money, Money is one.
When a pretty, red-haired, ex-military pilot is killed, the boys in blue blunder around for a few chapters before they unmask her secret life as a drug courier. By then the burglar who broke into Cass Ridley's apartment and stole the "tip" she got for her last run has already tried to spend one of the $100 bills from her stash, attracting the attention of the Secret Service. The "superbill" is phoney, and by the time Carella and his crew uncover the international counterfeit ring behind it, McBain has taken the action up a notch with a terrorist plot to bomb Clarendon (read Carnegie) Hall, where an eminent Israeli violinist is performing. There's also a conspiracy involving a publishing company whose sales reps are so venal and violent you might think they were the creation of a writer who blamed them when his last book failed to sell. Not so McBain, who can't have too many complaints in that department. His publisher's reps have been living well for decades on the commissions earned on McBain's books (including those of Evan Hunter, his alter ego).
That he has kept this series going for so long without tricking up the plots, turning his characters into stereotypes or sacrificing their humanity is a tribute to his authorial gifts: expert pacing, sharp-edged dialogue, authenticity, wit and confidence. There's only one thing getting old in this, his 51st book in an evergreen series: the fictional convention that locates the 87th in a place called Isola instead of midtown Manhattan, where it so clearly is set."
(amazon.co.uk)
I used to be a big fan of Ed McBain, now it had been a while since I read something of his. I'm not sure if it just doesn't do it for me anymore or if it was my mood at the moment, but I really struggled with this book to finish it. In the end I was reading every other line.
It is going now to a friend who still is a big fan ;o), as soon as I'm with him.
It is going now to a friend who still is a big fan ;o), as soon as I'm with him.
You're right, Fantasma (thx).
There were other McBain books I liked best, but I just don't know if it was this particular book or that I'm not into his books as much as I once were.
But I'll keep reading them (and got "Fat Ollie's book" on line...).
Now, everybody, I'll release it soon, probably thursday morning, in Senhora do Monte Belvedere (Miradouro), near Graça, in Lisbon. I'll write again when I'm sure.
Be back soon. See ya,
SF13
There were other McBain books I liked best, but I just don't know if it was this particular book or that I'm not into his books as much as I once were.
But I'll keep reading them (and got "Fat Ollie's book" on line...).
Now, everybody, I'll release it soon, probably thursday morning, in Senhora do Monte Belvedere (Miradouro), near Graça, in Lisbon. I'll write again when I'm sure.
Be back soon. See ya,
SF13
Ok, i'm going to release the book next friday, October 12th, around 9.00 am, in the belvedere (miradouro) of Senhora do Monte, near Graça, in Lisbon
It won't last long, cause it's in a very busy touristic spot. If you're in the belvedere, look in the tile map (the one in the right). Good luck.
SF13
It won't last long, cause it's in a very busy touristic spot. If you're in the belvedere, look in the tile map (the one in the right). Good luck.
SF13
Released 16 yrs ago (10/12/2007 UTC) at
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RELEASE NOTES:
It's gone, no need to look for it anymore.
Cross your fingers with me, and let´s hope we'll have news one of these days.
See ya, have fun, read a lot.
SF13
It's gone, no need to look for it anymore.
Cross your fingers with me, and let´s hope we'll have news one of these days.
See ya, have fun, read a lot.
SF13
