Ed McBain
Biography
Ed McBain
Ed McBain, aka Evan Hunter, wrote more than 80 novels, including the influential and beloved 87th Precinct series, the longest-running series of crime novels in history. His books have sold more than 100 million copies. He also wrote many screenplays, including the script for Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Birds. In 1986, he was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America, the organization’s highest honor, and in 1998 he became the first American ever to receive the British Crime Writers’ Association’s highest award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger.
Ed McBain
