In real life, this was a white man named william fats donner. Fat ollie weeks, detective of the neighboring 88th precinct, stands at the center of this novel, having caught the call on the murder of an aspiring politician. Fat ollie s book by ed mcbain all at once, fat ollie weeks had a truly brilliant idea. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Academics would describe what happens in the latest ed mcbain book as intertextuality although its hero, the super fat manhattan cop ollie. Called report to the commissioner, it follows a cunning detective named olivia wesley watts, who, apart from being female and slim, is rather like fat ollie himself. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Even when mwa grand master mcbain aka evan hunter isnt in top form, he is. Another 87th precinct novel from the undisputed master and theres nobody who does it better daily mirror. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Back in the early fifties, before he became a fulltime writer, ed mcbain worked in a literary agency that had pg wodehouse among its clients. Ed mcbain likes the titles of his 87th precinct series to bear more than one meaning, and fat ollie s book is no exception. While ollie s responding to the squeal about the dead councilman, his leather dispatch. This lively novelthe fiftysecond in the awardwinning 87th precinct seriesfollows the exploits of ed mcbain s most beloved and foulmouthed detective, fat ollie weeks. Fat ollies book by ed mcbain books hachette australia.
I skipped fat ollie s novel, but enjoyed, as usual, the good characterizations in the 87th precinct series. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies. A novel of the 87th precinct audiobook by ed mcbain. A novel of the 87th precinct fat ollie s book ed mcbain on. Fat ollies book by ed mcbain all at once, fat ollie weeks had a truly brilliant idea. Kim 892009 fat ollie weeks is one of those characters that makes you cringe even though he is only in a book. A novel of the 87th precinct audible audio edition. Ed mcbain decided that ultrabigot detectivefirst grade oliver wendell. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fat ollie s book. Well, i did download one of the books a while back but ive still to read it. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A novel of the 87th precinct ebook written by ed mcbain. All at once, fat ollie weeks had a truly brilliant idea.
In this 52nd book in the never disappointing series, fat ollie weeks, actually a police detective of the 88th precinct of the fictional city of isola, takes a lead role in investigating both the murder of lester henderson, a city councilman, as well as the. Fat ollies book is my favorite of the 87th precinct novels ive read so far but i think i have about 47 books to go. Readers familiar with the cast of ed mcbain s monumental 87th precinct series know detective ollie weeks as a narrowminded bigot, fat slob, and in general, a repugnant character. Buy ed mcbain ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. But as any real writer could tell you, thats how inspiration strikes.
But at least he can dance, play night and day on the piano, and come up for a derogatory epithet for anyone else on the planet. Ed mcbain is the pseudonym prolific american novelist evan hunter 19262005 is perhaps best known as. Click download or read online button to get fat ollie s book book now. Fat ollie s book is another solid effort in the long running 87th precinct series created by evan hunter as ed mcbain in 1956. Buy fat ollie s book book online at best prices in india on. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Fat ollie weeks, detective of the neighboring 88th precinct, stands at the center of this novel, having caught the call on the murder of. But as a crime comedy, fat ollie s book is a nice reminder of a key reason so many of us visit the 87th precinct.
A novel of the 87th precinct 87th precinct mysteries book 52. Fat ollies book 1 response timefrom the moment someone at the martin luther king memorial hall dialed 911 to the moment car 81, in the eighteights boy sector rolled upwas exactly four minutes and twentysix seconds. Another 87th precinct novel from the undisputed master and theres nobody who does it better daily mirror irritating though he was, lester henderson had it all when he strode up to rehearse his keynote address in the darkness of a downtown theatre. A little variation from the usual ed mcbain police procedural a novel within a novel. Buy fat ollie s book first edition, first impression by mcbain, ed isbn. Editions of fat ollies book by ed mcbain goodreads. Fat ollie s book is a fantastic police procedural that focuses on two investigations and contains hilarious excerpts from the bad book. A novel of the 87th precinct 87th precinct mysteries book 52 kindle edition by mcbain, ed.
Fat ollies book 2002 by ed mcbain tipping my fedora. While fat ollie and the other characters were interesting, i found it quite hard to empathize with his as the storys protagonist. Ollie had changed donners name and description for fictitious purposes and also because he did not wish to get sued later on by a fat junkie snitch. Ollie is an interesting, complex character, bigoted. The story line satirizes the police procedural subgenre leaves no one standing and especially skinned is ed mcbain. Generally, i have greatly enjoyed ed mcbain s 87th precinct books.
His books seemed more realistic because the cops were more. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fat ollie s book. A novel of the 87th precinct by ed mcbain and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.