Ghosts

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Summary: Rarely a book makes the hair stand up on my neck
Review: Ghosts only fault was that it was too short. Most of McBain's is too short for me. He is excellent at evoking the feelings a cop has in certain situations for the reader. You aren't being entertained you actually become part of the 87th's squad.

Ghosts shows insight into Steve's personality. It is never blatently described instead it is like watching something happen to a friend and partner.

The scene with the house and the ghosts sent chills up my spine. Sitting here typing I am feeling the same chills. It was an intensely uncomfortable scene well written to bring those feelings to life for the reader. You were not reading a story about Ghosts instead you were walking thru the house with Steve and it was happening to you and your partner. I am extremely hard to do this too. I usually laugh at Steven King and the rest. I wasn't laughing here. The impact in that short scene was perfect. The writing transported you there.

Now perhaps I have a different view because I have worked in law enforcement but if you really want to know what it is like, take a look.

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Summary: Find this Book
Review: I found this book in a used book store a while back. Just got around to reading it. Its one of the most enjoyable books I have read. Find this books. Tell the kids not to bother you for a few hours and read it. Great book for a rainy weekend.

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Summary: Ghosts
Review: I have recently become a world traveller mainly on business, and feel that on long haul flights an injection of an 87th precinct mystery is just what is needed. I have read many of Ed McBain's novels and find that I am almost part of the story, However I found in this novel (ghosts) the story ended far to quickly, and was left a little disappointed.....

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Summary: A Typical 87th Precinct Mystery
Review: Like most of the books in McBain's 87th Precinct series, Ghosts tells an interesting story and provides a very fast read. However, also typical of McBain"s mysteries is the fact that the police detectives he regularly has "star" in his books are secondary to his plots and, thus, are only superficially developed. Having read many of the books in this series, I don't feel that I know his characters in any, or at least much, more depth than after the first 87th Precinct book I read. You must be willing to accept the fact that you're not going to get much more than a good story from McBain in this series. This usually has been enough for me. But to be honest, having read the books in the series by Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben, where you not only get very good and exciting mysteries but well-developed characters, McBain's 87th Precinct series has been steadily losing its appeal to me.

Rating:
Summary: A Typical 87th Precinct Mystery
Review: Like most of the books in McBain's 87th Precinct series, Ghosts tells an interesting story and provides a very fast read. However, also typical of McBain"s mysteries is the fact that the police detectives he regularly has "star" in his books are secondary to his plots and, thus, are only superficially developed. Having read many of the books in this series, I don't feel that I know his characters in any, or at least much, more depth than after the first 87th Precinct book I read. You must be willing to accept the fact that you're not going to get much more than a good story from McBain in this series. This usually has been enough for me. But to be honest, having read the books in the series by Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben, where you not only get very good and exciting mysteries but well-developed characters, McBain's 87th Precinct series has been steadily losing its appeal to me.