{"product_id":"frumious-bandersnatch-9781439194331","title":"Frumious Bandersnatch","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe kidnapping was audacious, \u003cbr\u003e and there were plenty of witnesses.\u003c\/b\u003e.. \u003cbr\u003e But no one attending the dazzling launch party for up-and-coming pop idol Tamar Valparaiso knew what they were seeing when, halfway through her performance, masked men whisked the sexy young singer off a luxury yacht and into a waiting speedboat. Now, the evening that was supposed to send Tamar's debut album, \u003ci\u003eBandersnatch, \u003c\/i\u003e skyrocketing with a million-dollar promotional campaign has instead kicked off a terrifying countdown for Steve Carella and the detectives of the 87th Precinct. Time is their enemy in the race to find Tamar's abductors -- before the rising star is extinguished forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed McBain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439194331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcBain, Ed:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eMoney, Money, Money)\u003c\/i\u003e to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter--including \u003ci\u003eThe Blackboard Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e (now in a fiftieth anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. \u003ci\u003eFiddlers, \u003c\/i\u003e his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with \u003ci\u003eCandyland, \u003c\/i\u003e a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eThe Birds.\u003c\/i\u003e He died in 2005. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit EdMcBain.com.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44707455762547,"sku":"9781439194331","price":28.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0a60cd25-fcde-4310-984e-239ffebe00c3.jpg?v=1775840145","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/frumious-bandersnatch-9781439194331","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}