Character guide · 7 books · 1954 to 2002 · Set in New York

Evan Hunter

Crime and mystery Literary and generalPolice procedural Literary fiction

Evan Hunter was the name under which Salvatore Lombino wrote his mainstream novels, including The Blackboard Jungle, about a young teacher at a tough New York vocational school. He wrote the 87th Precinct novels as Ed McBain, and Candyland was written by both of them.

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