''King's Ransom: An 87th Precinct Mystery'' is a novel by

Ed McBain Evan Hunter, born Salvatore Albert Lombino,(October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author and screenwriter best known for his 87th Precinct novels, written under his Ed McBain pen name, and the novel upon which the film '' Blackb ...

(Evan Hunter) published in 1959, part of his ''

87th Precinct The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several o ...

'' series of police procedural novels and short stories.

Adaptations

* The 1963 Japanese film '' High and Low'', directed by

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dyna ...

, is loosely based on the novel. * "King's Ransom", episode 21 of the American television series ''

'', is based on the novel. It was broadcast February 19, 1962.

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