A review by timmens59
Cop Hater by Ed McBain

3.0

Book 1 of the 87th Precinct series. McBain wrote a cool introduction to this edition, explaining the genesis of the series and the idea of his to focus on the investigations of a station house, not a particular detective. I enjoyed the book and McBain's exposition on the fictional metropolis. His imagery is hard-boiled and fun. What I found interesting is McBain's detailing of early scientific police lab procedures. You can tell when he was researching all this stuff with the NYPD that he geeked up by it all. It comes through.