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    Vanishing Ladies

    By Ed McBain

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    Phil Colby is just cruising into Sullivan's Corners when the motorcycle cop flags him down. Phil isn't worried;he wasn't speeding, and as a city cop on holiday in a neighboring state, he expects a certain amount of understanding. But the local cop is unimpressed by his brother in blue, and he doesn't buy the story that he borrowed the car from a fellow detective. He drags Phil in for questioning, and a relaxing vacation becomes a nightmare. When Phil and his fiancée, Ann Grafton, finally get free of the local force, the only place they can find to stay is a room in a sleazy motel on the edge of town. When Phil steps out from a shower, there's an underage prostitute in his bed, blood on the walls . . . and no sign of his beloved Ann. To find her, he'll have to tear Sullivan's Corners apart—and destroy the evil that lurks beneath the surface of this peaceful country town. A grim story of sexual slavery, Vanishing Ladies is a novel ahead of its time. From the legendary Ed McBain, creator of the famous 87th Precinct series and screenwriter of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, this is noir at its rawest.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publishermysteriouspress.com
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781788540544
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    Vanishing Ladies
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    Ed McBain

    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 Money, Money, Money) to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter—including The Blackboard Jungle (now in a fiftieth anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. Fiddlers, his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He died in 2005. Visit EdMcBain.com.

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    • 4/5
      When you are an off-duty cop on a country weekend with your fiancee, the last thing you want is for her to disappear and then for you to find a body and a red-headed hooker in your room...
    • 4/5
      Vanishing Ladies by Ed McBain is interesting in that the story is told as a police officer giving testimony in court.VanishingLadies Philip Colby and his girlfriend Anne are going on vacation together to a lakeside getaway that Anne used to go to as a young girl. Driving a car borrowed from one of Colby’s fellow police officers, they are stopped in a small town by a motorcycle cop. As Colby is looking for the car registration in the glove compartment, the motorcycle cop notices a gun. As it’s a friend’s car, Colby doesn’t have the registration for the gun or car. Colby and Anne are dragged to the local magistrate until it can all be ironed out.As it is late when they are finally released, they attempt to drive to their destination but end up at a desolate motel for the night. He checks in himself because Anne is asleep in the car. The owner, a sleazy looking man, says Anne can sign the register in the morning. As it’s the 1960s, they book two rooms–adjoining. Colby goes to take a shower and upon returning wants to say goodnight to Anne who is not in the room. He also finds a strange woman in his room.When Anne doesn’t return, Colby goes to the motel office and the owner denies ever seeing a woman in the car, insisting Colby checked in alone. Colby insists on searching every room and, although he doesn’t find Anne, he does find blood in the room adjoining his on the opposite side.Colby refuses to let things alone, despite warnings from everyone he comes in contact with.That was a long winded description of the premise of the book. Vanishing Ladies has a lot of suspense and action. It has great characters and a great plot. The court room testimony angle is unique and quite effective. (You can always expect something different from Ed McBain.)Vanishing Ladies is a fast read and a worthwhile one.