Fat Ollie's Book - Softcover

Ed McBain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752856359 ISBN 13: 9780752856353

Publisher: Orion, 2003

Synopsis

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About this title

Review:

The disreputable, bigoted, dirty-mouthed but oddly likable Ollie Weeks, a walk-on in Ed McBain's popular 87th Precinct series, gets a book of his own here: not just the mystery of who killed a popular mayoral candidate a few days before the election, but the one Ollie, improbably, is writing. Pity the schmuck who lifts Ollie's only copy of his manuscript from his car--not only is its author in desperate need of what he's sure will be his ticket to fame and fortune, but the befuddled miscreant somehow believes that the caper recounted in Ollie's book is a real one, and that he's in possession of a blueprint for the crime that will allow him to cash in on it. This is a fast, funny read from the master--like a valentine to his fans while they wait for his next big one. --Jane Adams

About the Author:

Ed McBain is one of the most illustrious names in crime fiction. In 1998, he was the first non-British author to be awarded the Crime Writers' Association/Cartier Diamond Dagger Award and he is also holder of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0752856359
• ISBN 13: 9780752856353
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288