Candyland : A Novel In Two Parts

Abridged
Author: Evan Hunter , Ed McBain
Narrator: Linda Emond , Mark Blum
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Police Stories
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: January 2001
Length: 5 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 3/5
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Overview

While Evan Hunter is known for his powerful novels and screenplays, Ed McBain is known for portraying the soul of the cop. With Candyland, they join for the first time to write a single story -- a powerful novel of obsession.

Benjamin Thorpe is married, a father, a successful Los Angeles architect -- and a man obsessed. Alone in New York City on business, he spends the empty hours of the night in search of female companionship. His dizzying descent leads to an early morning confrontation in a midtown bordello and a searing self-revelation. Part I of Candyland follows Benjamin's fever-pitched search for identity, told in classic Evan Hunter style.

Part II is pure Ed McBain territory. Three detectives discuss a homicide. The victim is a young prostitute who crossed Benjamin Thorpe's path the night before. Emma Boyle of the Special Victims Unit gets assigned to the case. As the foggy events of the previous night come into sharper focus, it grows clear that Thopre is a potential suspect. The detailed police investigation is Ed McBain at top form.

Shocking, bold and compulsively engaging, Candyland is a groundbreaking literary event.

Selected Reviews

Candyland

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

Candyland: A Novel in Two Parts

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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Reviews (2)

Candyland

Written by Anonymous on March 15th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I ordinarily love Ed McBain's books but this one was terrible. I did not get past the second CD as it was like listening to a boring pornographic movie. I would not recommend it at all. Some of his other books are great. Stick to them.

Candyland: A Novel in Two Parts

Written by Anonymous on February 26th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Not the best of the Ed McBain novels. The first part, written as Evan Hunter, is a bit slow. The 2nd part(McBain) is better and full of interesting twists and turns. But, it also drags a bit and is not as good as some of McBain's other novels.

Selected Reviews

Candyland

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

Candyland: A Novel in Two Parts

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Hunter, Evan

"Ed McBain is the only American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. He also holds the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award. His books have sold over one hundred million copies worldwide, ranging from his first bestselling novel, THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE, to the bestseller PRIVILEGED CONVERSATION, both written under his own name, Evan Hunter. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. His most recent 87th Precinct novel was THE FRUMIOUS BANDERSNATCH. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Dragica."

McBain, Ed

"Ed McBain was the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. He also holds the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, and received an Edgar Award nomination for his novel Money, Money, Money. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in his outstanding 87th Precinct series to the bestselling novels The Blackboard Jungle and Criminal Conversation, written under his own name, Evan Hunter. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. His most recent Evan Hunter novel, The Moment She Was Gone, was published by Simon & Schuster in July 2002. He is also the author of the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Dragica. "