Fresh, bold, and compulsively readable,

      CANDYLAND

marks an unprecedented literary achievement: a novel that showcases the two distinct writing styles of one of the greatest writers of our time.

            As

       EVAN HUNTER

he has penned landmark bestsellers including The Blackboard Jungle and The Chisholms, and the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.

            As

         ED McBAIN

he has changed the face of crime fiction with fifty acclaimed novels in the unparalleled 87th Precinct series.

Now, the edgy, sexy fiction of Evan Hunter meets the electrifying suspense of Ed McBain in

      CANDYLAND

a novel in two parts.

MORE THAN 100 MILLION COPIES OF HIS BOOKS IN PRINT!

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:

THE RAIN MAY NEVER FALL TILL AFTER SUNDOWN...

BY EIGHT,THE MORNING FOG MUST DISAPPEAR...