E62 -- Cop Hater -- Ed McBain
Point Blank: Hardboiled, Noir, & Detective Fiction
Release Date: 12/07/2021
Point Blank: Hardboiled, Noir, & Detective Fiction
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Kurt & I finally got around to recording Episode 62. This time we take a walk down the mean streets of Isola with Ed McBain's Cop Hater. The first novel in the acclaimed 87th Precinct series, Cop Hater (1956) set the blueprint for modern police procedurals. Does it hold up? Tune in & find out!
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