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The Ransome Women - The Things They Left Behind

The Ransome Women - The Things They Left Behind( )
Editor: McBain, Ed
Author: Farris, John
King, Stephen
Series title:Transgressions Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7653-4751-0
Publication Date:Aug 2006
Publisher:Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Imprint:Forge Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $7.99
Book Description:

New York Times bestsellers and thriller legends John Farris and Stephen King each provided a brand-new, never-before-published tale for this unique collection of stories edited by New York Times bestselling author and mystery legend Ed McBain.

The Ransome Women by John Farris: A psychological thriller that questions the role beauty plays in society and the cult of celebrity. A young and beautiful, starving artist catches a break when her idol, the reclusive...
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.24 x 6.72 x 0.84 Inches
Book Weight:0.352 Pounds
Author Biography
Farris, John (Editor)
Ed McBain is a pen name for Evan Hunter who was born in 1926 in East Harlem, New York on October 15, 1926. Hunter was born with the name Salvatore Albert Lombino, and he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952. During World War II, Hunter joined the Navy and served aboard a destroyer in the Pacific. He graduated from Hunter College, were he majored in English and psychology, with minors in dramatics and education.

He was a prolific writer who also wrote under the names of Ed McBain, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten. His first major success came in 1954 with the publication of The Blackboard Jungle, which was later adapted as a film. He published the first three books in the 87th Precinct series in 1956 under the name of Ed McBain. He also wrote juvenile books, plays, television scripts, and stories and articles for magazines. He won the Mystery Writers of America Award in 1957 and the Grand Master Award in 1986 for lifetime achievement. He died of laryngeal cancer on July 6, 2005 at the age of 78.

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