Cinderella (Matthew Hope)

With his private-detective friend murdered and two Cubans leaving a bloody trail in their search for a mysterious woman, Matthew Hope must decipher the clues to save her — and put his friend’s memory to rest.Praise for the Matthew Hope Mysteries“The first page of a McBain novel is like the first potato chip: It whets the appetite for more.” — Newsday“It’s hard to think of anyone better at what he does. In fact, it’s impossible.” — Robert B. Parker

Born in New York, Evan Hunter (1926-2005) wrote the screen play for Hitchcock's The Birds in 1963. He received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and is one of three American writers to be awarded the Diamond Dagger for a lifetime of achievement by the British Crime Writers Association. Under the name Ed McBain, he authored the sprawling 87th Precinct series -- the longest, most varied crime series in the world -- which includes fifty-five novels about a fictional team of policemen, and thirteen novels in the Matthew Hope series featuring an up-and-coming lawyer in the Florida Gulf Coast. Known for tackling controversial content with a thoughtful eye, he is the author of over eighty novels.