The 87th Precinct is a series of novels by prolific American novelist Ed McBain (also known as Evan Hunter). It takes place in a fictional section of New York City called Isola, which was based on Manhattan. Similarly, instead of using the real names of the NYC boroughs, McBain has created his own boroughs; Calm’s Point (based on Brooklyn), Majesta (Queens), Riverhead (Bronx) and Bethtown (Staten Island). The books are considered part of the crime fiction and police procedural genres.

The 87th Precinct novel series started in 1956 with Cop Hater. The series continued all the way up until Hunter’s death in 2005, with usually one book published per year, but often multiple books being published in a single year. By the time the series was over, there were 54 novels in the series. Below is the entire 87th Precinct series in order of when they were first published:

Publication Order of 87th Precinct Books

Cop Hater(1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mugger(1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pusher(1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Con Man(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killer's Choice(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lady Killer(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killer's Wedge(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killer's Payoff(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
King's Ransom(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
'Til Death(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand(1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Heckler(1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
See Them Die(1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lady, Lady, I Did It!(1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Empty Hours(1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Like Love(1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ten Plus One(1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ax(1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
He Who Hesitates(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Doll(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eighty Million Eyes(1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fuzz(1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shotgun(1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jigsaw(1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here!(1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sadie When She Died(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hail to the Chief(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bread(1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Relatives(1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
So Long as You Both Shall Live(1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Long Time No See(1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Calypso(1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghosts(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heat(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McBain Brief(1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ice(1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lightning(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
And All Through The House(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eight Black Horses(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Poison(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lullaby(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vespers(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tricks(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Widows(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kiss(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mischief(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Romance(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nocturne(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Big Bad City(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Dance(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Money, Money, Money(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fat Ollie's Book(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Frumious Bandersnatch(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hark!(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fiddlers(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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One Response to “Order of 87th Precinct Books”

  1. D.A. Leipply: 3 years ago

    Currently reading this Series of Books. What an intriguing plot and interesting characters. I can’t wait to start the next book.

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