“I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it?”
Quote by Ed McBain
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Ed McBain
Ed McBain, whose real name was Edwin August Hensen, was a renowned American detective novel writer. His works, set in New York City, feature a series of crime stories with the police officer Jack Carter as the protagonist. McBain's writing career spanned half a century, with a total of 87 novels, which were highly appreciated by readers. more