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Mystery fiction was considered a stepchild of literature.

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Evan Hunter

You just touch on things. You don’t go round the room describing the furniture.

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Evan Hunter

When I started writing, most of the police department in New York City, especially above the rank of detective, were Irish, Irish-American. I thought it would be more interesting… to use the actual ethnic background in New York City at the time.

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Evan Hunter

I only knew one thing about policemen: they were inhuman beasts. The problem was how to turn them into likable, sympathetic human beings. The answer was simple. Give them head colds. And first names. And keep their dialogue homey and conversational.

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Evan Hunter

I think of myself as a softy. I think the 87th Precinct novels are very sentimental, and the cops are idealistic guys.

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Evan Hunter

Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.

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It’s hard to write an Evan Hunter novel because I really am starting from scratch. I’m assuming a new voice each time. The McBain voice is set.

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Evan Hunter

My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, ‘Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really didn’t like the old name.’

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I was a blond-haired kid with blue eyes, growing up in an Italian ghetto. I had a very high IQ. In elementary school, I skipped ahead twice. I was 10 years old when everyone else was 12.

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Evan Hunter

Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part.

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I know that all cops are not sterling characters. But you have to have someone to root for. I balance it with rotten cops who will take a bribe, who will beat somebody up.

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Evan Hunter

I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.

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