87th Precinct book 10 · 1959
King's Ransom
Kidnappers mean to take a rich man’s son, but grab his chauffeur’s son by mistake, and still demand the ransom.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ed McBain
- Series
- 87th Precinct, book 10 of 54
- Published
- 1959
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Isola, New York
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in King's Ransom
6 recurring or key characters from Ed McBain’s chart.
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 King's Ransom.
- Killer's Wedge1959 · 87th Precinct · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Heckler1960 · 87th Precinct · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Lady Killer1958 · 87th Precinct · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- See Them Die1960 · 87th Precinct · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon