The 87th Precinct Force

A Roll

The reader’s index to Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels. The policemen, their immediate families and regular associates

”[Meyer] opened his top desk drawer and pulled out a clip-board to which a mimeographed sheet was attached. He studied the grid, his index finger running down the page.” Til’ Death, 1959

Compiled by Ted Bergman for scholarly research

The Gang’s All Here

Ed McBain / Evan Hunter — born October 15th, 1926, ”the birthdate of great men”and deceased in 2005 — has presented us with his 87th Precinct world. Located in the middle of Isola the precinct area is bounded on the North by the River Harb and hemmed in to the South by Grover Park. Running East and West for thirty-five blocks the territory holds a population of 90.000 people.

There are one hundred and eighty-six patrolmen, twenty-two sergeants and eighteen plainclothes detectives attached to the Eighty-Seventh Squad. Do you want to meet them? Well, pay a visit to the old gray stone faced precinct house at 41 Grover Avenue (former 457 Parkside) and climb the seven worn steps to the entranceway arch straddled by the famous green globes. Or just join the millions of readers of Ed McBain’s classic novels. You’ll become addicted! T.B.

Painting by Leif Zetterling

Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels, novelettes and short stories 1956-2005

1 Cop Hater 1956 29 Bread 1974 2 The Mugger 1956 30 Blood Relatives 1975 3 The Pusher 1956 31 So Long As You Both Shall Live 1976 4 The Con Man 1957 32 Long Time No See 1977 5 Killer’s Choice 1958 33 Calypso 1979 6 Killer’s Payoff 1958 34 Ghosts 1980 7 Lady Killer 1958 35 Heat 1981 8 Killer’s Wedge 1959 36 Ice 1983 9 ’Til Death 1959 37 Lightning 1984 10 King’s Ransom 1959 38 Eight Black Horses 1985 11 Give The Boys A Great Big Hand 1960 39 Poison 1987 12 The Heckler 1960 40 Tricks 1987 13 See Them Die 1960 41 Lullaby 1989 14 Lady, Lady, I Did It! 1961 42 Vespers 1990 15 a. The Empty Hours 1962 43 Widows 1991 b. ”J” 1962 44 Kiss 1992 c. Storm 1962 45 Mischief 1993 16 Like Love 1962 46 And All Through The House 1994 (1984) 17 Ten Plus One 1963 47 Romance 1995 18 Ax 1964 48 Nocturne 1997 19 He Who Hesitates 1965 49 Rerun 1997 20 Doll 1965 50 The Last Best Hope 1998 21 Eighty Million Eyes 1966 51 The Big Bad City 1999 22 Fuzz 1968 52 The Last Dance 2000 23 Shotgun 1969 53 Money, Money, Money 2001 24 Jigsaw 1970 54 Fat Ollie’s Book 2003 25 Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here 1971 55 The Frumious Bandersnatch 2004 a. Nightshade 56 Hark! 2004 b. Daywatch 57 Merely Hate 2005 26 Sadie When She Died 1972 58 Fiddlers 2005 27 Let’s Hear It For The Deaf Man 1973 59 Love Or Money 2005 28 Hail To The Chief 1973

User’s guide to the organisation of the list:

Column 1 states the surname (if known). Column 2 states the first name(s) (if known). Column 3 states the rank or relationship. Column 4 states the novel titles and chapters.

Thus ” TEMPLE George Detective/3rd Gr. 2:3 3:10 21:5 ” indicates that Temple appears or is mentioned in The Mugger,The Pusher and Eighty Million Eyes, first time in the third, tenth and fifth chapters respectively. His rank, when last mentioned, is detective third grade.

Unknown names are represented by hree dots ” ... ” A dagger [†] denotes killed. THE 87th PRECINCT FORCE

... Alec Patrolman 7:12 ... Baldy Patrolman 8:10 … Benny Patrolman 36:6 ... Charlie Patrolman 18:10 ... Danny Stenographer 23:11 ... Frank Desk Lieutenant 7:2 … Frank Line up officer 34:7 ... Frank Patrolman 38:12 ... Fred Patrolman 27:2 ... Henry Patrolman 46:1 … Maggie Patrolman (female) 53:12 ... Phil Patrolman 25:2 ... Phil Stenographer 18:9 ... Tom Patrolman 7:4 ALEXANDER ... Detective 9:2 ANGIERI ... Patrolman (male) 20:11 ANTONIO ... Patrolman (male) 17:17 BANNION Alice R. Detective /3rd Gr. 17:16 BARKER Jerry Detective 34:7 BOARDMAN ... Patrolman 17:17 BONGIORNO ... Detective 3:10 BREACH Benny Patrolman 23:7 BROGAN Joe Patrolman 25:2 BROWN Arthur Artie Detective /2nd Gr. 4:1 6:7 8:12 9:2 10:7 14:2 17:2 20:7 21:4 22:1 23:8 24:1 25:2 26:9 29:1 31:5 33:3 34:6 35:1 36:6 37:2 38:1 39:7 40:1 41:2 42:2 43:1 44:7 45:4 47:7 48:12 51:1 53.3 54:3 55:11 56:3 57 58:5 BURKE Eileen Detective/2nd Gr. (47:1 54:4) 55:11 56:2 57 58:6 see: Other Precincts BUSH † Hank Detective 1:1 BYRNES Peter A .(R) Pete Detective-Lieutenant 1:1 2:6 3:7 5:2 6:3 7:2 8:2 10:5 12:4 13:7 14:2 15a:5 17:9 20:1 21:2 22:1 23:11 24:1 25:2 26:8 27:1 29:4 30:2 31:1 32:14 33:9 34:2 35:8 36:6 37:9 38:8 39:6 40:4 41:2 42:1 43:3 44:7 45:1 47:3 48:12 51:1 52:1 53:3 54:2 55:3 56.3 57 58:2 59

CANAVAN ... Patrolman (male) 17:16 CARELLA Stephen Louis Steve Detective / 2nd Gr. 1:2 2:19 3:2 4:2 5:1 6:1 7:2 8:1 9:1 10:2 11:2 12:1 13:3 14:1 15a:1 15b:1 16:1 17:1 18:1 19:6 20:1 21:1 22:1 23:1 24:2 25:1 26:1 27:2 28:1 29:1 30:1 31:1 32:2 33:1 34:1 35:1 36:1 37:1 38:1 39:1 40:1 41:1 42:1 43:1 44:2 45:1 46:1 47:2 48:1 49:1 50:3 51:1 52:1 53:2 54:2 55:2 56:2 57 58:1 59

CASSIDY Mark Patrolman (male) 3:12 13:9 31:9 COLLISTER Stuart Patrolman 23:4 COOPERMAN ... Detective 25:2 COREY † Ralph Sergeant 18:5 DELGADO Alexiandre Alex Detective /3rd Gr. 25:2 27:5 28:4 29:11 31:5 38:13 39:15 DI ANGELO Fred Patrolman 4:1 DI MAEO ... Detective 9:2 10:7 14:2 25:2 DI NAPOLI Angelo Patrolman 42:5 DONLEAVY ... Patrolman 30:1 DOOLEY ... Patrolman (male) 1:3 ESPOSITO Joseph Patrolman 42:10 FAIRCHILD Ronald Ronni Patrolman 21:1 FEENY ... Patrolman (male) 30:4 FIELDS ... Detective 9:2 FINCH … Detective 25:2 FITZHENRY Larry Patrolman 42:11 FOSTER † David Detective /2nd Gr. 1:3 10:7 FRICK John Marshall Captain 1:15 2:2 7:1 8:3 10:7 11:4 12:5 17:17 22:2 25:2 27:12 30:2 31:4 32:14 33:1 34:5 36:3 37:3 39:9 40:8 44:13 56:6 58:8 FUJIWARA Takashi Tack Detective /3rd Gr. 34:11 36:2 38:6 39:15 40:9 41:12 56:.9

GENERO Richard Dick Detective /3rd Gr. 3:1 11:1 12:15 16:4 18:9 21:2 22:4 23:2 25:2 30:8 32:3 33:12 34:2 35:4 36:2 37:1 38:6 40:1 42:2 43:2 45:11 55.11 56:2 78 58:2 GOMEZ ... Patrolman (male) 28:4 HARRIGAN Mickey Patrol Sergeant 42:11 HASKINS Bill Patrolman 25:2 HAVILLAND † Roger Detective /3rd Gr. 1:15 2:1 3:6 4:7 5:6 41:9 47:8 51:16 HAWES Cotton Detective /2nd Gr.4 5:2 6:2 7:1 8:1 9:2 10:6 11:2 14:1 15a:2 15b:1 15c:1 16:2 17:2 18:1 19:9 20:5 21:2 22:1 23:5 24:9 25:1 27:5 29:1 30:2 31:13 32:3 33:9 34:1 35:1 36:2 37:2 38:5 39:1 40:1 41:3 42:1 43:1 44:7 45.3 46:1 47:3 48:1 50:3 52.3 53:1 54:16 55:2 56:2 58:7 HERNANDEZ † Frankie Detective /3rd Gr. 10:7 11:8 12:5 13:3 16:4 51:16 HIGGINS Roger Patrolman (male) 35:8 INGERSOLL Mike Patrolman 27:1 JACKSON † Oscar Patrolman 55:9

KAPEK Carl Detective 9:2 22:9 25:2 26:9 KASOUKIAN ... Detective 9:2 KIELY ... Patrolman 24:1 KLING Bertram A. Bert Detective /3rd Gr. 1:9 2:2 3:2 4:1 5:3 6:1 7:12 8:5 9:2 11:2 12:2 13:7 14:1 15a:10 15b:5 16:4 17:2 18:8 20:1 21:2 22:1 23:1 25:1 26:1 27:1 28:1 29:1 30:1 31:1 33:12 34:4 35:1 36:6 37:2 38:2 39:7 40:1 41:1 42:2 43:2 44:7 45:1 46:1 47:1 48:5 50:3 51:1 52:2 53:2 54:3 55:3 56:2 57 58:1 KNOWLES Artie Desk Sergeant 14:12 LEFFERTS Walt Detective /2nd Gr. 30:3 LEHMAN Conrad Patrolman 33:10 LEVINE Alf Patrolman 3:9 LEVINE ... Detective 9:2 25:2 LOPEZ Anna Maria Patrolman 42:10 MASTERSON ... Detective 9:2 MAYNARD Charlie Desk Sergeant 32:13 MEREDITH ... Detective 9:2 MERIWETHER ... Detective /1st Gr. 25:2 MEYER Meyer Detective /2nd Gr. 2:3 3:10 4:1 5:2 6:5 7:2 8:1 9:2 10:2 11:4 12:1 14:1 15a:4 15b:1 16:3 17:2 18:9 19:7 20:1 21:2 22:1 23:4 24:2 25:1 26:1 27:3 28:2 29:4 31:1 32:1 33:1 34:2 35:1 36:2 37:2 38:1 39:1 40:1 41:1 42:2 43:9 44:2 45:1 46:1 47.3 48:5 49:1 50:3 51:1 52:1 53:2 54:3 55:3 56:2 57 58:1 59 MISCOLO Alfred Benjamin Alf Sergeant, Clerical Office 1:17 2:5 5:14 7:9 8:2 9:2 10:2 11:4 12:2 14:5 15b:1 16:12 17:5 20:7 21:5 22:1 25:1 26:14 27:5 31:7 32:13 33:8 34:2 36:2 37:9 38:4 39:1 41:11 42:7 43:11 44:14 45:13 46:1 52:9 56:4 MOSCOWITZ Lou Detective /2nd Gr. 34:6 MURCHISON Dave Desk Sergeant 6:6 7:1 8:3 9:2 10:7 11:8 12:2 13:3 14:1 17:5 18:5 19:5 21:1 22:3 23:9 25:9 27:2 28:3 29:6 30:1 32:1 34:6 35:8 36:2 37:3 38:1 39:15 40:1 42:8 44:9 45:9 46:1 48:6 50:3 51:7 52:2 54:3 55:14 56:2 MURPHY … Patrolman 18:9 MURRAY ... Patrolman (male) 18:1 NEALY ... Patrolman 25:2 O’BRIEN Bob Detective /2nd Gr. 6:15 7:9 9:2 14:2 21:4 22:5 24:2 25:1 26:9 28:7 30:2 31:1 34:6 37:2 38:5 40:9 41:8 42:1 43:1 44:7 47:6 53:10 54:16 56:3 O’HARA ... Patrolman 25:2 O’HARE Adam Patrolman 45:3 OLIVER ... Patrolman (male) 14:9 OVERMAN ... Captain (retired) 38:13 PARKER Andy Andrew Lloyd Detective /3rd Gr. 9:2 10:6 11:2 12:2 13:3 14:2 16:1 17:2 19:3 20:5 21:4 22:1 25:2 29:2 30:2 31:1 33:13 35:4 36:6 37:6 38:9 39:10 40:1 41:4 42:2 43:10 44:2 45:1 46:1 47:11 48:1 50:3 51:1 52:3 53:1 54:6 55:2 56:2 57 58:2 59 PARSONS Jake Patrolman (male) 34:6 PHILLIPS ... Patrolman (male) 22:13 PORTOLES Juan Luis Assistant, Clerical Office 42:7 PREUSS … Patrol Sergeant 38:12 REORDON † Michael Mike Detective /3rd Gr. 1:1 10:7 12:2 RUGGIERO Josie Patrolman 45:3 RYAN Jummy Patrolman 55:9 SAMALMAN ... Patrolman (male) 17:17 SANTORO ... Detective (male) 38:7 SEAVER Charles Undercover officer 42:13 SERRANO R. Patrolman (male) 33:1 SHANAHAN ... Patrolman (male) 30:1 SIMMS ... Patrolman (male) 25:2 SIMPSON … Rank unknown 57 58:6 SULLIVAN ... Desk Sergeant 4:1 TEMPLE George Detective /3rd Gr. 2:3 3:10 21:5 WILLIS Harold Oliver Hal Detective /3rd Gr. 1:19 2:1 3:5 5:2 6:5 7:3 8:5 9:2 10:7 14:2 15b:6 15c:1 16:4 17:2 19:9 20:7 21:4 22:1 25:1 26:12 27:2 29:7 30:2 31:1 33:13 34:4 35:2 36:2 38:6 39:1 40:3 41:1 42:1 43:3 45:1 48:8 51:7 52:3 53:1 54:16 55:5 56:2 57 58:6 WIZONSKI Pee Wee Detective 34:6

IMMEDIATE RELATIVES

… Amelia S.Carella’s aunt 37:5 … Clara S.Carella’s aunt 36:6 … Dominick S.Carella’s uncle 52:5 … Dorothy S.Carella’s aunt 44:2 56:12 … Freddie S.Carella’s uncle 44.2 56:12 … Irwin M.Meyer’s nephew 5:2 32:7 47:6 … Jerry S.Carella’s uncle 40:13 … Josie S.Carella’s aunt 44:2 51:8 56.12 … Katie S.Carella’s aunt 43:2 … Lou S.Carella’s uncle 42:11 … Mike S.Carella’s uncle 44:2 56:12 … Salvatore Salvie S.Carella’s uncle 44:2 BLAIR (KLING) Augusta Gussie B. Kling’s divorced wife 27:3 28:5 30:2 31:1 33:6 35:1 36:10 38:9 41:3 56:8 BROWN Caroline A. Brown’s wife 14:9 20:10 24:1 25:2 33:3 36:12 37:6 35:1 38:9 40:1 47:13 51:16 58:5 BROWN Connie A. Brown’s daughter 14:9 20:10 24:5 36:12 37:6 38:9 40:1 BROWN Penny A. Brown’s sister 24:4 BURKE † Michael Pops E. Burke’s father (patrolman) 2:7 40:11 41:12 BYRNES Harriet Peter Byrnes’ wife 1:19 3:13 5:9 13:7 14:2 20:5 22:1 34:11 38:9 58:3 BYRNES Larry Peter Byrnes’ son 1:19 2:6 3:8 5:9 14:2

CARELLA Tony Antonio Giovanni S.Carella’s father 9:3 27:11 43:2 44:2 47:4 53:5 57 CARELLA April S.Carella’s daughter 10:5 11:13 12:9 13:7 14:7 15a:6 16:2 17:11 18:3 20:1 21:5 23:7 26:4 29:1 32:5 33:6 34:4 36:7 37:6 38:6 42:5 43:8 44:2 47:10 48:14 51:3 53:5 56:4 58:3 CARELLA / FONTERO Louisa S.Carella’s mother 9:3 43:2 44:2 53:5 CARELLA Mark S.Carella’s son 10:5 11:13 12:9 13:7 14:7 15a:6 16:2 17:11 18:3 20:10 21:5 23:7 26:6 29:1 32:5 33:6 34:4 36:7 37:6 38:6 42:5 43:8 44:2 47:10 48:2 51:3 56:4 58:3

CARELLA Theodora Teddy S.Carella’s wife 1:6 3:7 4:5 5:9 6:9 7:7 8:2 9:1 10:5 11:12 12:4 14:7 15a:6 16:1 17:11 18:3 19:6 20:7 21:1 22:3 23:6 24:8 26:6 27:2 28:5 29:1 31:1 32:4 33:5 34:1 35:1 36:2 37:6 38:6 40:9 41:3 42:5 43:1 44:2 45:4 47:3 48:2 50:3 51:3 52:5 53:5 54:11 55:2 56:2 58:3 FONTERO Luigi L.Carella’s husband 53:5 54:11 55:4 56:2 58:9 FUJIWARA Reiko T.Fujiwara’s mother 34:11 GENERO Rosalie Dick Genero’s wife 3:1 GIORDANO / LOWELL Angela Louise S.Carella’s sister 9:1 11:13 42:5 43:1 44:2 51:3 53:5 55:5 56:2 GIORDANO Tommy Angela Giordano’s divorced husband 53:5 HOLLIS † Marilyn C.Hawes’ girl friend 39.1 41:2 42:1 43:3 52:8 56:5 HAWES Jeremiah Cotton Hawes’ father 8:10 11:2 16:1 17:13 38:2 39:6 HAWES Matilda Abby Cotton Hawes’ mother 16:1 31:8 LOWELL Cynthia Cindy S.Carella’s niece 51:3 53:5 LOWELL Henry Angela Giordano’s new husband 51:3 53:5 54:10 56 :2 LOWELL Melinda Mindy S.Carella’s niece 51:3 53:5 LOWELL Teresa Tess S.Carella’s niece 51.3 53:5 MEYER Alan Meyer Meyer’s son 5:9 14:14 15b:1 20:8 37:6 MEYER Jeff Meyer Meyer’s son 5:9 14:14 37:6 MEYER Martha Meyer Meyer’s mother 3:10 8:6 MEYER Max Meyer Meyer’s father 2:3 7:2 8:6 9:6 10:2 12:1 15a:4 16:8 33:6 MEYER Sarah Meyer Meyer’s wife 5:2 6:5 8:6 9:2 14:2 15b:1 17:17 20:8 21:3 22:11 24:9 32:7 33:6 34.4 35:1 36:5 37:6 38:1 39:1 40:9 45:14 47:6 52:2 53.10 56.2 MEYER Susan Susie Meyer Meyer’s daughter 5:9 14:14 28:6 37:6 MISCOLO Katherine Alf Miscolo’s wife 8:15 O’HARE Susan Adam O’Hare’s wife 45:3 PARKER Alice Patricia A. Parker’s divorced wife 38:9 REARDON Cathy Mike Reardon’s daugther 1:1 REARDON May Mike Reardon’s wife 1:1 12:2 REARDON Mickey Mike Reardon’s son 1:1 TOWNSEND Claire Kling’s dead girl friend 2:9 3:12 4:12 5:5 8:5 9:2 11:5 14:1 20:1 28:1 31:1 51:16 WEEKS Isabel Isabella Ollie Weeks’ sister 56:10 58:1

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

BRAND Nellie D. A. 41:14 42:10 43:11 44:14 45:12 47:6 48:13 51:13 52:8 54:16 55:14 57 58:10 CHABRIER Raoul Rollie Assistant D. A, 22:4 26:4 27:2 35:9 36:9 37:4

HOMICIDE DETECTIVES

FLAHERTY … Detective 48:8 FLANAGAN … Detective 48:8 FORBES ... Detective 18:1 25:2 33:5 34:6 MONOGHAN Michael Det./1st Gr., Homicide N.2:15 5:1 17:1 18:1 23:1 24:1 25:1 26:1 27:4 28:1 30:1 31:1 32:1 34:1 36:1 37:1 38:1 39:1 40:2 41:1 43:1 44:3 45.3 47:11 48:1 51:1 52:4 54:1 56:2 57 58:6 MONROE ... Det./1st Gr., Homicide N.2:15 5:1 17:1 18:1 23:1 24:1 25:1 26:1 27:4 28:1 30:1 31:1 32:1 34:1 36:1 37:1 38:1 39:1 40:2 41:1 43:1 44:3 45:3 47:11 48:1 51:1 52:4 54:1 56:2 57 58:6 MULDOON … Detective 56:8 MULREADY … Detective 56:8 PHELPS ... Detective 18:1 25:2 33:5 34:6

OTHER PRECINCTS

BURKE Eileen Det /2nd Gr., HNT 2:7 22:7 36:3 37:2 38:7 39:15 40:1 41:4 42:3 43:2 44:7 45:6 see: 87th Precinct GOMEZ Patricia Patrolman 88th 54:5 55:1 56:8 58:1 RAWLES Annie Det /1st Gr Rape Squad 37:2 38:9 40:1 41:17 42:6 43:1 48:2 52:8 WEEKS Oliver Ollie Det /1st Gr., 83rd 29:6 31:6 32:11 33:12 37:8 41:9 44:2 47:6 48:8 51:11 52:3 53:2 54:2 55:1 56:8 58:1

LABORATORY AND BALLISTICS

CARLYLE … Detective 57 DAVIES Marshall Det /3rd Gr., Lab. 23:2 24:1 25:2 26:1 32:3 DORFSMAN Michael O. Det /1st Gr., Bal. 29:7 35:9 36:2 GROSSMAN Sam Samuel G. Isac Detective-Captain, Lab. 1:16 2:14 4:2 5:4 7:2 8:9 10:9 11:3 12:8 15a:3 15b:8 16:6 18:5 20:8 21:6 22:1 23:8 24:1 25:2 26:4 27:2 33:11 35:6 36:7 37:6 39:10 41:6 48:2 JACKSON Wilbur Detective /Documents 57 MORENO Anthony Det /2ndGr Lab 52:1

MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE

BLANEY Carl M.E. 43:5 52:2 53:1 54:2 57:2 58 BLANEY Paul Chief M.E. 4:2 11:3 12:2 14:11 22:9 39:1 42:17 50:2 53:1 57:2 KURZ Fredrick Ass M.E. 53:4

SURGEONS

COOKE Sharyn Everard Police Dep Chief Surg 45:7 47:1 52:6 54:4 55:4 56:2 58:1

INFORMERS

DONNER Fats 2:4 7:3 22:7 25:1 31:4 33:9 34:4 3869 41:3 42:11 48:10 54:9 NELSON ”GIMP” † Daniel Danny 1:4 2:4 3:14 6:2 7:3 18:4 22:7 25:2 31:4 33:9 34:4 36:9 41:8 48:10 52:2 54:9 PALACIOS Francisco , The Gaucho, The Cowboy 31:5 33:9 34:4 41:9 42:11 48:9 54:6

MISCELLANEOUS

THE DEAF MAN ... The Master Criminal 12:3 22:1 27:1 29:4 37.3 38:1 45:1 53:7 56:3 KNOWLES Fanny The Carella housekeeper 11:13 12:4 14:7 18:3 19:7 20:10 23:7 24:6 26:9 32:5 34:1 36:5 37:6 38:6 43:9 48:2 (51:14) 55:3

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