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Fat Ollie's Book
[Paperback - 2003]
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Category: Fiction
Publisher: Orion Uk | ISBN: 9780752842769 | Pages: 336
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"Lester Henderson has it all. Widely tipped to be the next mayor he faces a glorious future - until he is gunned down by person or persons unknown. At that point he becomes Ollie Week's problem. Uncharacteristically first to the scene, Ollie lands the murder of the decade. But the crime is overshadowed by a deed more repugnant. Ollie's life work is his novel. Honed by countless rejection letters, it is finally ready to be inflicted on the nation when the one and only manuscript is stolen from Week's car by a thief who is convinved that Ollie's opus contains the secret location of a hoard of diamonds ..." - back cover.

Ed McBain (1926-2005) was born Salvatore Lombino in New York. He changed his name to Evan Hunter and under that name is known as the author of THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE and as the writer of the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock s THE BIRDS. The 87th Precinct series numbers over fifty novels. McBain was a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and was one of three American writers to be awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Evan Hunter was born in New York City in 1926. He was widely recognised as one of America s most popular novelists, as well as a successful writer for television and cinema whose credits include the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock s The Birds. As Ed McBain, Evan became one of the most illustrious names in crime fiction. He was a holder of the Mystery Writers of America s coveted Grand Master Award. Evan died in June 2005 at the age of 79.

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