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In rara-avis-l@ yahoogroups. com, harry.lerner@ ...
wrote:
I
just picked up a copy of Ed McBain's posthumus collection of
short stories, LEARNING TO KILL (2006). Is this collection
considered
representative of his short story work? Are there any
other
collections of his I should keep an eye out for as I go
about my usual
scouring of second hand bookshops?
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If it's short pieces you want you could look out for
'Mc'Bain's Ladies 1' and 'McBain's Ladies 2' which are quite
interesting. They don't contain short stories but short
excerpts from the 87th Precinct books. As the title suggests,
the books highlight his female characters, both regulars in
the series and one-offs. He copped criticism for the first
volume so he wrote an introduction to the second to defend
himself and explain why he published them. It's worth reading
for what he has to say about his writing.
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