Evan Hunter / Ed McBain: Candyland (UK 2001)

From the Publisher:
Over the years Evan Hunter and Ed McBain have forged two separate and distinct careers-despite being one and the same person. "Together" for the first time, they have written a novel that is at once shocking, bold and compulsively readable.

Benjamin Thorpe is a married man, a loving father and a successful Los Angeles architect, Away from home on business, he's alone in New York City. Cathy Frese is also alone. Working as a hooker called Heidi, she has finished for the night and walks back to her studio apartment. But she never arrives. Her strangled, mutilated body is found in an alleyway the next morning

These two lost souls had crossed briefly in the night, and as the foggy events of the evening before come into sharper focus, Benjamin Thorpe becomes an ever more possible suspect...

'Two classics for the price of one' -- DAILY MIRROR

Evan Hunter / Ed McBain: Candyland. A Novel in Two Parts. Orion, ISBN: 0752844105 (December, 2001), 352 p., £5.99.

Ed McBain / Evan Hunter: Candyland (USA 2001)

From the Publisher:
Candyland merges the bestselling talents of the acclaimed author known as both Evan Hunter and Ed McBain.
Candyland begins in classic Evan Hunter style... Alone in New York City on business, Benjamin Thorpe spends his empty nights on a compulsive quest for female companionship. His dizzying descent leads to a confrontation in a midtown bordello and a searing self-revelation.

And suddenly we are in Ed McBain territory... Emma Boyle of the Special Victims Unit investigates a young prostitute's murder. As the foggy events of the night in question come into focus, Benjamin Thorpe becomes a viable suspect. The excruciating suspense is total McBain -- and the combined impact of Candyland is unforgettable.

Ed McBain / Evan Hunter: Candyland. A Novel in Two Parts. Pocket Books, ISBN: 0743419049 (September, 2001), 301 p., $7.99.

Ed McBain / Evan Hunter: Candyland (USA 2001)

From the Publisher:
An extraordinary novel in two parts -- and a groundbreaking literary event that merges the bestselling talents of the acclaimed author known as both
EVAN HUNTER and ED McBAIN
Candyland
is as inventive and explosive, stylish and perceptive as its creator.

The novel begins as a fever-pitched search for identity, told in classic Evan Hunter style. Alone in New York City on business, Benjamin Thorpe a successful Los Angeles architect and family man-spends his empty nights on a compulsive quest for female companionship. His dizzying descent leads to a confrontation in a midtown bordello and a searing self-revelation....

And suddenly we are in Ed McBain territory.
Emma Boyle of the Special Victims Unit is assigned to the case of a young prostitute's murder. As the foggy events of the night in question come into focus, Benjamin Thorpe becomes a viable suspect. The excruciating suspense is classic McBain-and the combined impact of both halves of CANDYLAND is unforgettable.

"Superb... Each part of the novel works beautifully alone but also in tandem, adding up to a multifaceted, psychologically astute portrait of crime and punishment." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Ed McBain / Evan Hunter: Candyland. A Novel in Two Parts. Pocket Books, ISBN: 0743421868 (March, 2001), 301 p., $7.99.

Evan Hunter & Ed McBain: Candyland (UK 2001)

From the Publisher:
A brilliant and powerful new novel in two parts from two extraordinary and diverse talents...
Benjamin Thorpe is married, a father, a successful Los Angeles architect and a man obsessed. Alone in New York City on business, he spends the empty hours of the night in a compulsive search for female companionship. His dizzying descent leads to an early morning confrontation in a mid-town brothel, and a subsequent searing self-revelation.

Cathy Frese aka Heidi the teenage hooker finishes up for the night and walks back to her studio apartment. But she never arrives. Her strangled, used and mutilated body is found in an alleyway the next morning.

These two lost souls had crossed briefly in the night, and as the foggy events of the night before come into sharper focus, Benjamin Thorpe becomes an ever more possible suspect...

Alone, Evan Hunter and Eid Mchain have over the years forged two separate and distinct careers - despite being one and the same person. Together' for the first time, they have written a novel that is at once shocking, bold and compulsively readable

Evan Hunter & Ed McBain: Candyland. 12 Hours in the underbelly of night-time New York. A Novel in Two Parts. Orion, ISBN: 0575072520 (March, 2001), 262 p., £16.99.

Ed McBain and Evan Hunter: Candyland (USA 2001)

From the Publisher:
Evan Hunter is known for his powerful novels and screenplays. Ed McBain is known for portraying the soul of the cop. They have distinct narrative voices, but both are bestselling storytellers who have received worldwide acclaim. Now, in Candyland, they join for the first time to write a single story -- a powerful novel of obsession.

Benjamin Thorpe is married, a father, a successful Los Angeles architect -- and a man obsessed. Alone in New York City on business, he spends the empty hours of the night in a compulsive search for female companionship. His dizzying descent leads to an early morning confrontation in a midtown bordello and a searing self-revelation. Part I of Candyland is a fever-pitched search for identity, seen through Benjamin's obsessed eyes and told in classic Evan Hunter style.

Part II opens in Ed McBain territory. Three detectives are discussing a homicide. The victim is a young prostitute whose path crossed Benjamin Thorpe's the night before. Emma Boyle of the Special Victims Unit is assigned to the case. As the foggy events of the previous night come into sharper focus, Thorpe becomes an ever more possible suspect. The detailed police investigation and excruciating suspense are classic Ed McBain.

Shocking, bold, and compulsively readable, Candyland is a groundbreaking literary event.

Ed McBain and Evan Hunter: Candyland. A Novel in Two Parts. Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 0743213165 (January, 2001), 301 p., $25.00.