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Ed Mcbain

87th Precinct is a series of 43 books by Ed Mcbain: 4,949 pages in the 20 with a known length, about 91 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

43
books
4,949
pages in 20 of them
91 hours
to read those 20
182 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Cop Hater 1956 length not known
2 The Mugger 1956 4.3 h
3 The Pusher 1956 length not known
4 The Con Man 1957 3.4 h
5 Killer's Choice 1957 length not known
6 Killer's Payoff 1958 length not known
7 Killer's Wedge 1959 length not known
8 Lady Killer 1958 length not known
9 'Til Death 1959 length not known
10 King's Ransom 1959 length not known
13 See Them Die 1961 length not known
14 Lady, Lady, I Did It 1961 length not known
16 Like Love 1962 3.2 h
17 Ten Plus One 1963 length not known
18 Ax 1964 length not known
19 He Who Hesitates 1965 3.4 h
20 Doll 1965 length not known
21 Eighty Million Eyes 1966 4.0 h 22 Fuzz 1968 5.6 h
23 Shotgun 1969 length not known
24 Jigsaw 1970 3.9 h
25 Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here! 1971 length not known
26 Sadie When She Died 1972 3.3 h
27 Let's Hear it for the Deaf Man! 1973 length not known
28 Hail to the Chief 1974 4.5 h
29 Bread 1974 length not known
30 Blood Relatives 1975 4.3 h
31 So Long as You Both Shall Live 1977 length not known
33 Calypso 1979 3.9 h 38 Eight Black Horses 1985 5.0 h
39 Poison length not known
42 Vespers 1990 length not known
43 Widows 1991 6.0 h 44 Kiss 1992 6.8 h 45 Mischief 1993 6.4 h 46 And All Through the House 1994 44 min
48 Nocturne 1997 length not known
49 The Big Bad City 1999 5.0 h
51 Money, Money, Money 2001 length not known
52 Fat Ollie's book 2002 5.7 h 53 The Frumious Bandersnatch 2003 5.9 h 54 Hark! 2004 5.6 h
55 Fiddlers 2005 length not known

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Not listed here yet: 12 books of the series.

The books

  1. 1

    Cop Hater 1956 length not known

  2. 2

    The Mugger 1956 4.3 h

  3. 3

    The Pusher 1956 length not known

  4. 4

    The Con Man 1957 3.4 h

  5. 5

    Killer's Choice 1957 length not known

  6. 6

    Killer's Payoff 1958 length not known

  7. 7

    Killer's Wedge 1959 length not known

  8. 8

    Lady Killer 1958 length not known

  9. 9

    'Til Death 1959 length not known

  10. 10

    King's Ransom 1959 length not known

  11. 13

    See Them Die 1961 length not known

  12. 14

    Lady, Lady, I Did It 1961 length not known

  13. 16

    Like Love 1962 3.2 h

  14. 17

    Ten Plus One 1963 length not known

  15. 18

    Ax 1964 length not known

  16. 19

    He Who Hesitates 1965 3.4 h

  17. 20

    Doll 1965 length not known

  18. 21

    Eighty Million Eyes 1966 4.0 h

  19. 22

    Fuzz 1968 5.6 h

  20. 23

    Shotgun 1969 length not known

  21. 24

    Jigsaw 1970 3.9 h

  22. 25

    Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here! 1971 length not known

  23. 26

    Sadie When She Died 1972 3.3 h

    What could be easier?

  24. 27

    Let's Hear it for the Deaf Man! 1973 length not known

  25. 28

    Hail to the Chief 1974 4.5 h

  26. 29

    Bread 1974 length not known

  27. 30

    Blood Relatives 1975 4.3 h

    La pleine nuit, un chantier en démolition, et deux très jeunes filles qu'un satyre attaque à coups de couteau.

  28. 31

    So Long as You Both Shall Live 1977 length not known

  29. 33

    Calypso 1979 3.9 h

  30. 38

    Eight Black Horses 1985 5.0 h

    This compelling story of death and retribution skillfully combines the day-to-day action of a pricinct station house with the tense drama of the search for the Deaf Man, a…

  31. 39

    Poison length not known

  32. 42

    Vespers 1990 length not known

  33. 43

    Widows 1991 6.0 h

  34. 44

    Kiss 1992 6.8 h

    A riveting addition in the 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain.

  35. 45

    Mischief 1993 6.4 h

    Steve Carella of the 87th Precinct faces the precinct's greatest foe, the Deaf Man, when the criminal returns to a life of crime in order to murder the city's graffiti artists.

  36. 46

    And All Through the House 1994 44 min

  37. 48

    Nocturne 1997 length not known

  38. 49

    The Big Bad City 1999 5.0 h

    The first thing you need to know about this city is that it is big.

  39. 51

    Money, Money, Money 2001 length not known

  40. 52

    Fat Ollie's book 2002 5.7 h

    All at once, Fat Ollie Weeks had a truly brilliant idea...

  41. 53

    The Frumious Bandersnatch 2003 5.9 h

  42. 54

    Hark! 2004 5.6 h

    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…

  43. 55

    Fiddlers 2005 length not known

How much is left

After book 1, Cop Hater about 91 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After book 2, The Mugger about 86 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After book 3, The Pusher about 86 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After book 4, The Con Man about 83 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After book 5, Killer's Choice about 83 hours left, not counting 20 books of unknown length
After book 6, Killer's Payoff about 83 hours left, not counting 19 books of unknown length
After book 7, Killer's Wedge about 83 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After book 8, Lady Killer about 83 hours left, not counting 17 books of unknown length
After book 9, 'Til Death about 83 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After book 10, King's Ransom about 83 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After book 13, See Them Die about 83 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After book 14, Lady, Lady, I Did It about 83 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After book 16, Like Love about 80 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After book 17, Ten Plus One about 80 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After book 18, Ax about 80 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After book 19, He Who Hesitates about 76 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After book 20, Doll about 76 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 21, Eighty Million Eyes about 72 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 22, Fuzz about 67 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After book 23, Shotgun about 67 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After book 24, Jigsaw about 63 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After book 25, Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here! about 63 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After book 26, Sadie When She Died about 60 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After book 27, Let's Hear it for the Deaf Man! about 60 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 28, Hail to the Chief about 55 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After book 29, Bread about 55 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 30, Blood Relatives about 51 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 31, So Long as You Both Shall Live about 51 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 33, Calypso about 47 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 38, Eight Black Horses about 42 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After book 39, Poison about 42 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 42, Vespers about 42 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 43, Widows about 36 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 44, Kiss about 29 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 45, Mischief about 23 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 46, And All Through the House about 22 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 48, Nocturne about 22 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 49, The Big Bad City about 17 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 51, Money, Money, Money about 17 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 52, Fat Ollie's book about 11 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 53, The Frumious Bandersnatch about 6 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 90 hours 44 minutes

20 of 43 books, 4,949 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

182 days (about 26 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.