Ed McBain's 87th Precinct

Westcoasttony on 04/21/2009

Ed McBain created over 50 novels of the 87th Precinct, collectively among the finest and most influential “police procedural” novels ever written. You are invited to try your luck on these questions about the series and the titles of some of the books. I hope you find this quiz enjoyable and that it inspires you to investigate this fine series further.

Sources for the information are Robin Smiley’s excellent article on McBain in the April 2007 “Firsts” Magazine, and the books themselves.

10 Questions

Rating:	(8.25/9)
Difficulty:	Challenging
Taken:	13 times

Quiz Leaderboard

Player:		Level:	% Correct:	Time to Complete:
1	Garrybl	94	80.00%	80.15 seconds
2	Grumps	65	70.00%	127.33 seconds
3	Btsyshsbnd	65	70.00%	159.29 seconds
4	Wiz13	7	70.00%	162.11 seconds
5	Dale0555	28	60.00%	79.13 seconds
6	Calabrianwidow	7	60.00%	110.63 seconds
7	Paulabuglass	41	60.00%	375.29 seconds
8	Dclioness	17	50.00%	136.46 seconds
9	Emmatown	64	50.00%	196.17 seconds
10	Lischulman	27	40.00%	116.82 seconds

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Comments (3)

Btsyshsbnd (Level: 65.7)

Wed, 22nd Apr '09 12:21 PM

Bravo! a quiz about one of the best mystery writers ever. Could there be a sequel?

Garrybl (Level: 94.8)

Wed, 22nd Apr '09 11:20 AM

great quiz; I havent read these for a long while; makes me nostalgic...

Yonux (Level: 52.5)

Wed, 22nd Apr '09 12:11 AM

Very well-written, quite good. For aficionados only.