87th Precinct book 51 · 2002
Fat Ollie's Book
A mayoral candidate is shot during a theatre rehearsal, and Fat Ollie’s novel manuscript is stolen by a thief who thinks it reveals hidden diamonds.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ed McBain
- Series
- 87th Precinct, book 51 of 54
- Published
- 2002
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Isola, New York
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Fat Ollie's Book
7 recurring or key characters from Ed McBain’s chart.
Lead 1
- Oliver "Fat Ollie" WeeksDetective of the 88th
Major 4
- Steve CarellaDetective of the 87th
- Meyer MeyerPatient, bald detective
- Bert KlingYoung patrolman, later detective
- Cotton HawesRed-haired detective
Minor and cameo 2
- Arthur BrownDetective
- Teddy CarellaSteve's deaf wife
Also featuring these characters
Other Ed McBain books that share the most characters with Fat Ollie's Book.
- The Last Dance2000 · 87th Precinct · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Hark!2004 · 87th Precinct · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Big Bad City1999 · 87th Precinct · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Fiddlers2005 · 87th Precinct · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon