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Summary: kind of left wondering but good
Review: I have every book written by Ed McBain and the 87the precincts are my favorite but this one was not quite as good. It was good but just lacking a little. He brought in a new story line near the end of the book & I couldnt't figure out where it came from & the main story he left hanging a little. I am glad I bought the book and glad I read it but of all the 87's it was not quite a good as the rest. Sorry Evan
Rating: 
Summary: Outstanding McBain, as always
Review: It is such a pleasure to read McBain. He is consistently entertaining and exciting and, here and elsewhere, often funny. Money, Money, Money involves a more complex plot and is possibly longer than some other 87th precinct novels, but it is every bit as good. Considering that this was apparently written just prior to 9/11, the terrorism content is even a bit prescient, and certainly relevant. McBain has a style all his own, and we're lucky to have him.
Rating:
Summary: Outstanding McBain, as always
Review: It is such a pleasure to read McBain. He is consistently entertaining and exciting and, here and elsewhere, often funny. Money, Money, Money involves a more complex plot and is possibly longer than some other 87th precinct novels, but it is every bit as good. Considering that this was apparently written just prior to 9/11, the terrorism content is even a bit prescient, and certainly relevant. McBain has a style all his own, and we're lucky to have him.
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Summary: Great police procedual
Review: It may be Christmas time, but for the cops of the 87th Precinct, crime remains the same year round. The season to be Jolly presents the police officers with the case of drug pilot Cassandra Ridley, found to be a Yuletide snack for the lions living in the Grover Park Zoo. Cassandra was carrying $10,000 all counterfeit. The case crosses precincts since one of her legs was chewed on in the 88th while the brunt of the corpse resided in the 87th. Detectives Steve Carella and Oliver Wendell Weeks share the investigation. The two cops follow the money trail that apparently is somewhere between 1.7 and 1.9 million. However, other individuals from a less savory side of life also trail the cash including government men and hit women. With their personal problems and desires also at the forefront, the police find this investigation keeps turning screwier as Carella and Weeks get closer to the truth. For this reviewer's money, Ed McBain's 87th police procedural novels are the yardsticks that every other sub-genre author strives to match, but few come close. His fifty-first tale in the long running series, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, shows why he's the MAN even though the well written story line requires a stretch to believe in a conspiracy. The cops are human with troubles and desires outside the precinct and a struggle with the case, which is serious yet deftly, includes humor. Anyone, who wants a smooth ride in a police cruiser, Mr. McBain's investigative trip is the ticket to enjoyment as it has been since the mid-fifties.
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Summary: The more Ollie Weeks' the better the book.
Review: Maybe not the best-as he claims himself-buth surely one of the best, by the author of the 87th,Matthew Hope and other wonderfull crime and fiction stories.
Excellent plot,easy to follow,funny to read,gripping,the 'Hitch' touch and the 'Hunter' style.A new must to have for every crime/thriller fan.
I surely will find confirmation of this acclaim on the audio book that will follow.
I now have them all;Expecting hopefully soon the return of the deaf man and -not to soon please-'The Exit'.
Much more where this came from and good readings...
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Summary: First McBain novel read
Review: MONEY, MONEY, MONEY is the first Ed McBain (or Evan Hunter) novel that I have read. I am sure I would have appreciated this novel better had I read previous 87th precinct novels. This is the first time I meet the characters from the squad and there were some chapters I had to reread in order to understand what was going on, particularly the death of Steve Carella's father. The case begins with a gruesome discovery at the town zoo's lion cage. Five lions are having Cassandra Ridley for breakfast. Most of the zoo's territory falls on the 87th precinct; however, the victim's leg winds up reaching the 88th precinct where Fat Ollie Weeks works for the police department. In the course of the investigation they learn that Ms. Ridley was working a pilot for Mexican drug runners. Inadvertently, she was also involved with counterfeit money, which brings the Secret Service to the mix. There is also a death involving a book salesman who also plays a part in this caper. I cannot be too critical about this novel since this is my first McBain novel out of over fifty. I think I would have preferred to learn more of the series regulars before having started this novel. I do not intend to give up with this author since I am sure he has other good novels.
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Summary: A 'Roaring' Good Read I DareSay!
Review: Money, Money, Money, by gifted writer Ed McBain is a 'roaring' good read I dare say-- It's Christmas time and someone is celebrating the festive season by passing counterfeit bills. The 87th.Precinct detectives jump into the case when a woman's badly mauled body turns up at the city zoo. A story you won't want to miss!
Rating:
Summary: The Best
Review: This has to be one of the best Ed McBain books ever. The
story is complex, and the characters keep on parading through
the story, with enough eccentricities to keep the readers on
their toes.
The lead detective is Fat Ollie, and the worst of the foul criminals is Wiggy the Lid, and their are intermediate characters equally odd, and the characters peopling this story
remind us of some of the Damon Runyon stories.
The story is, basically, about a drug deal gone wrong, and
drug wholesalers and retailers fight it out among themselves,
as well as various federal and local cops, as well as a mysterious organization that might be criminal, or it might be
law enforcement. Who knows? The local cops sure don't, and they struggle to identify the good and bad guys as the killings
continue.
It's quite a mish-mash of characters, but that is what makes
this story so interesting and readable.
The story leaps forward throughout the book, and this is one
you genuinely hate to put down in the middle.
Plot twists mixed with humor make this a real winner.
Rating:
Summary: The Best
Review: This has to be one of the best Ed McBain books ever. The
story is complex, and the characters keep on parading through
the story, with enough eccentricities to keep the readers on
their toes.
The lead detective is Fat Ollie, and the worst of the foul criminals is Wiggy the Lid, and their are intermediate characters equally odd, and the characters peopling this story
remind us of some of the Damon Runyon stories.
The story is, basically, about a drug deal gone wrong, and
drug wholesalers and retailers fight it out among themselves,
as well as various federal and local cops, as well as a mysterious organization that might be criminal, or it might be
law enforcement. Who knows? The local cops sure don't, and they struggle to identify the good and bad guys as the killings
continue.
It's quite a mish-mash of characters, but that is what makes
this story so interesting and readable.
The story leaps forward throughout the book, and this is one
you genuinely hate to put down in the middle.
Plot twists mixed with humor make this a real winner.
Rating:
Summary: Money, Money, Money
Review: This is arguably the best 87th Precinct entry in twenty years. It has action, wit, fast pace, a wonderful trail of horrid crimes to follow--plus McBain's take on where terrorism was going to go, when he conceived and researched the book well before September, 2001. I read most of the book today, in a whirlwind of anticipation over what was going to happen next.
A woman pilot, flying money for drugs down to Mexico, ends up in the lion cage at the zoo; her remains span two precincts, which brings in Ollie Weeks. Also, it turns out the lions didn't kill her. Nor, it seems, did they somehow escape from the zoo and shoot a further victim in the head and leave him in a garbage can. Even though the lions, then, cannot be held on two actual counts of murder, they don't seem to enjoy even being suspected of murders; one gets loose and jumps on Detective Carella.
Slowly, a bizarre cast of characters--dead or alive, or in some cases, alive and then dead--all get linked to drugs, counterfeit cash, terrorism, and small-press book publishing. Carella and Weeks team up to find out who in the world would want a few innocent drug dealers dead, why counterfeit money seems to have become acceptable currency within the cosy Isola drug community (hint: with the missing and dead mounting up, counterfeit money probably has NOT become acceptable currency within the cosy Isola drug community; nor does it seem to appeal to anyone down in Mexico), and why the Secret Service wants all police to leave this case alone (problem: the more Carella gets intimidated, the less likely he is to back off a case).
The subplot involving friction between Carella, his wife, mother, and sister, is the only weak portion of the book--soap-opera stuff that gets resolved too easily. Everything else is worth the money, money, money.
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