author
Evan Hunter
1926–2005
A prolific American crime writer and screenwriter, he created the influential 87th Precinct novels under the name Ed McBain and wrote the acclaimed novel The Blackboard Jungle. His work also reached the screen through Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds.
3 Audiobooks
Welcome, Martians!
by Evan Hunter
The Plagiarist From Rigel IV
by Evan Hunter
A Planet Named Joe
by Evan Hunter
About the author
Born Salvatore Albert Lombino in New York City on October 15, 1926, he later adopted the name Evan Hunter and wrote under several pen names, most famously Ed McBain. His fiction ranged from crime and mystery to science fiction, and he became best known for the long-running 87th Precinct series, a landmark in police-procedural writing.
Hunter’s 1954 novel The Blackboard Jungle, inspired in part by his experiences teaching, was adapted into a successful 1955 film. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. He died in Weston, Connecticut, on July 6, 2005, after a career that spanned more than five decades.