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Candyland : A Novel In Two Parts Hardcover – Bargain Price, January 3, 2001

by Ed McBain (Author), Evan Hunter (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars (133)
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Two of the best mystery writers in America team up in this interesting Law and Order-type experiment. In the first half of the book, a sexually voracious architect prowls the dark corners of New York looking for some action before he heads back to his frigid L.A. wife. In the second half, a prostitute's grisly rape-murder engages the attention of the guys (and girl) in blue. What's the connection between the murdered woman and the obsession-ridden architect? A string of coincidences that make the reader expect a surprise ending, of course. But it doesn't happen, which makes one wonder why the two authors (who happen to be the same person) bothered with the gimmick. Still, both Ed McBain (author of the 87th Precinct novels) and Evan Hunter (his more literary and much sexier incarnation) are old pros, so the pacing, character development, and thorough knowledge of police procedure and human nature that mark this tidy little mystery make it a pleasant enough diversion. A new McBain or Hunter is always cause for celebration, and Candyland, which is a lot grittier than most police procedurals, will titillate their many fans until either (or both) comes through with a new thriller. The distinct narrative voices of the multitalented writer are on view here; although the writing styles aren't different enough to make it more than a parlor trick, the result is still twice as good as most of the season's new offerings. --Jane Adams
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000H2N16G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ simon and schuster
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2001
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ (1 in number line)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Best Sellers Rank: #18,100 in Psychological Thrillers (Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars (133)

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    Ed McBain was one of the many pen names of the successful and prolific crime fiction author Evan Hunter (1926 – 2005). Born Salvatore Lambino in New York, McBain served aboard a destroyer in the US Navy during World War II and then earned a degree from Hunter College in English and Psychology. After a short stint teaching in a high school, McBain went to work for a literary agency in New York, working with authors such as Arthur C. Clarke and P.G. Wodehouse all the while working on his own writing on nights and weekends. He had his first breakthrough in 1954 with the novel The Blackboard Jungle, which was published under his newly legal name Evan Hunter and based on his time teaching in the Bronx.

    Perhaps his most popular work, the 87th Precinct series (released mainly under the name Ed McBain) is one of the longest running crime series ever published, debuting in 1956 with Cop Hater and featuring over fifty novels. The series is set in a fictional locale called Isola and features a wide cast of detectives including the prevalent Detective Steve Carella.

    McBain was also known as a screenwriter. Most famously he adapted a short story from Daphne Du Maurier into the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963). In addition to writing for the silver screen, he wrote for many television series, including Columbo and the NBC series 87th Precinct (1961-1962), based on his popular novels.

    McBain was awarded the Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement in 1986 by the Mystery Writers of America and was the first American to receive the Cartier Diamond Dagger award from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain. He passed away in 2005 in his home in Connecticut after a battle with larynx cancer.

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  • J. Clemons
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sex addiction: a truth our society refuses to face.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2005
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    I found this book to be well written, particularly the first part where the sex addict, a normal and very succesfull architect, is depicted so accurately, so hauntingly as he goes about feeding his addiction. Sexualized America is an unalloyed positive to the sophisticated filmakers who give us the shallow Joy of Sex type t.v. show Sex and the City. Las Vegas has an ad campaign that sells its city as a place for sex and irresponsibiltiy. Sexual relations are less important than wearing attractive (and expensive) shoes. Candyland takes sexual relations between people seriously. When sex is decoupled from normal love and affection, really bad things can and do happen. In this novel, sex breaks up marriages, turns a person immersed in this world into a sexual deviant, depicts prostitution realistically (not graphically) and shows that the sex addict lives on the edge of an abyss--that he may fall into at any time. The female vice cop, the prostitutes, the sex addict, the drug-abusing whore with the heart of gold (comes across as real in this novel),the man driven crazy because of sexual rejection gives a refreshing look at a phenomenen that too man Americans accept or ignore. I think everyone should ponder carefully the implications in this novel and especially the non-preachy, much-needed words of advice given at the end of this novel. The world of sex is grimy. This book is a good antidote to the idiocies of Pretty Woman that basically tell us that being a whore is just a fine and dandy job. The incidents, the characters, their thoughts and feelings take the sensitive reader out himself into the varied lives and worlds of people who deserve our censure, but at the same time deserve our love and compassion.
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  • sbissell3
    4.0 out of 5 stars Depends on your point of view
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2007
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    Evan Hunter/Ed McBain pulled off quite a stunt with this book. Keeping a single point of view going for for an entire book is difficult, making your `voice' as an author consistent is also difficult. Hunter/McBain manages to switch from one point of view to the other in this really remarkable book, and to switch 'voices' as well.

    The first half of `Candyland' was so engrossing that I read it in a single night. The second half wasn't quite so enthralling, but still a good police procedural and up to McBain's high standard.

    The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is the ending of the book. I just didn't buy it and it was not set up well enough to really go over. But that is a quibble, this is a really fun book and an example of a highly skilled writer taking big chances.
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  • Karen Joyce Peper
    3.0 out of 5 stars If you like crime novels...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2015
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    I enjoy crime novels. I like the twists and turns of one that is written well. Even though this book was a bit too neat and tidy, it was enjoyable. The characters were colourful and entertaining. The format was very similar to the television series "Law and Order". First the reader is introduced to the crime. Then the reader is shown how the crime was solved. I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys crime drama.
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  • John L. Haines Jr.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to put down.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2025
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    If you somehow missed this when it came out, you’d best get it now.
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  • Vicky Mayers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prompt service.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2022
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    Love books, but having vision issues so audio is next best thing. Stubborn senior!
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  • Chery Rout
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story, with twists right to the end.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2014
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    Interesting story, with twists right to the end. I'm a fan of his 87th Precinct books, so I thought I'd try this one. Good read.
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  • Kindle Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars First half must be the Evan Hunter portion, and, unfortunately, I found it grossly unappealing.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2013
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    The first half is taken up with a character who is a sex addict, so the reader is subjected to the ins and outs of his twisted mind for half the book. It's just soft-core porn by an author with a good name. Only in the second half do you get the good old reliable Ed McBain police procedural, which is up to standard. This time, unlike the 87th Precinct novels he comes right out and says he's writing about New York. The second half moves at a rapid pace with interesting twists, but it is hard to see why one had to wade through a full half the book reading the most intimate details of the mind of a character who turns out to be just one suspect in the greater mystery in the second half. The first half ruined the experience for me.
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  • Brian Oldham
    3.0 out of 5 stars Ed McBain and Evan Hunter as the same author
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2012
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    This book was a must read to anyone who knows this author under both his published names. I had to see where the two styles would meet and the book was written with Even Hunter first and Ed McBain second. I have to say that after this book I like Ed McBain as a person better than Mr. Hunter. This book was so heavily about sex and tawdry subject matter that I really could not recommend it to friends. It was difficult to finish. I look for Ed McBain and I am slowly reading all of them. I am taking my time to enjoy them for as long as I can. With titles like "The Big Bad City" how could you resist?
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  • john c.
    5.0 out of 5 stars love Ed McBain
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    he had two different writing styles Ed McBain was pen name and Evan Hunter was real name, both collaborated on this story. Great story. Arrived on time with no problem.
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  • astuce
    1.0 out of 5 stars X-rated Land
    Reviewed in Australia on May 18, 2014
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    Boring, disgusting and vulgar at times, unless one is totally obsessed with sex and all its facets. Big disappointment coming from one of my favourite authors.
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  • Anthony H James
    5.0 out of 5 stars Candlyland is crime fiction perfection
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2025
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    Crime fiction at its very best ... split POVs ... predators always skating on thin ice.... up there with Elmore, James and Ray ....
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2015
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  • S. A. Garrett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not such a hilarious read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2016
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    One reviewer here thought the first part of this dual story by Ed McBain/Evan Hunter 'hilarious'. I don't share that view. At first l wasn't sure l was either going to like it or finish it, given the subject matter and the less than cavalier attitude the man at the centre of the first part had towards women. It was only as the story unfolded that l came to realise and understand his difficulty. In a depressing sort of way it details what some men think about women and sex. However it also tackles the complex issue of childhood abuse without revealing exactly what the abuse was. I ended up not having sympathy for the protagonist but wondering what the end result was going to be. The second part of the book is more familiar McBain territory. To me he's unrivalled in describing police procedure in a city such as New York. The man must have spent years researching and honing his craft as a crime novelist which shows in all his 87th precinct novels together with this one. The end twist was a surprise and l was pleased that there was some sort of resolution with the 'party of the first part', together with a clear warning about risky behaviours. So, all in all two intermingled stories wriiten in two distinctive ways by an excellent crime writer sadly no longer with us. I give it five stars because of Mr McBain/Hunter's style, knowledge and expertise. If you enjoyed this but are unaware of his back catalogue do check out the 87th Precinct series. All well worth reading.
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