"He sees death in convicted thieves, the burglars, the muggers, the con men, the pimps, a death imposed by law, the gradual death of confinement behind bars."
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Ten Plus One (Simon & Schuster, 1963)
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Evan Hunter
(born Salvatore Albert Lombino; October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author of crime and mystery fiction. He is best known as the author of ' novels, published under the pen name Ed McBain, which are considered staples of genre.
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