Country United States Series 87th Precinct Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published 1969 Preceded by Fuzz Genre Crime Fiction | Language English Publication date 1969 Pages 173 pages Followed by Jigsaw | |
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Characters Cotton Hawes, Meyer Meyer, Det. Eileen Burke Similar Ed McBain books, 87th Precinct books, Police books | ||
Shotgun is the twenty third 87th Precinct novel by Ed McBain.
Contents
Brief plot summary
Would you kill someone for love? Someone did. A man and a woman die from shotgun wounds. Kling's girlfriend says she would, and Carella won't answer.
Reception
The New York Times Book Review wrote that Shotgun was similar to McBain's previous book, Fuzz, in its more lighthearted approach to the police procedural. However, the reviewer, Allen Hubin, found the work inferior, with a fragmented plot and the humor not as funny. Nevertheless, Hubin said it compared favorable with other recent "fun novels".
References
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