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      • Manhattan's 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the long-running series of novels by Ed McBain.
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  1. The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions.

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  3. 87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott and Norman Fell, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season.

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    Directed By
    Written By
    1
    "The Floater"
    Teleplay by : Winston Miller Based on a ...
    2
    "Lady in Waiting"
    Alan Crosland Jr.
    Teleplay by : Ed McBain Based on his ...
    3
    "Lady Killer"
    Dick Moder
    Teleplay by : John Hawkins Based on the ...
    4
    "The Modus Man"
    Finlay McDermid
  4. 87th Precinct: Created by Evan Hunter. With Robert Lansing, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott, Norman Fell. Manhattan's 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the long-running series of novels by Ed McBain.

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    • Crime, Drama
    • Robert Lansing, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott
  5. Sep 8, 2014 · The fictional 87th Precinct is situated in Isola, McBain’s re-imagined version of New York, and is loosely similar to Manhattan. The surrounding districts correspond to the Big Apple’s other four boroughs – Calm’s Point would be Brooklyn, Majesta represents Queens, Riverhead the Bronx, and Bethtown is Staten Island.

  6. Apr 22, 2019 · Paul Abbott is the host of Hark! The 87th Precinct Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to Ed McBain’s ground-breaking police procedural series (on Twitter as @hark87podcast). He is based in Liverpool, UK and is a musician and writer, contributing regularly to the website We Are Cult.

  7. Dec 8, 2017 · Killer’s Payoff (1958) – Arthur Brown made his first appearance here for an under-valued entry that offers a particularly crafty plot. Killer’s Wedge (1959) – the great versatility of the 87th Precinct mysteries is well on display with two plots: a siege at the station and a John Dickson Carr style locked room mystery.

  8. Jul 13, 2017 · Some were based on stories by pros like the just-out-of-the-gate Donald E. Westlake, but the most reliable source of material was the 87th Precinct books — Hunter himself turned a couple into...

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