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Candyland
Candyland | Evan Hunter
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Evan Hunter is known for his powerful novels and screenplays. Ed McBain is known for portraying the soul of the cop. They have distinct narrative voices, but both are bestselling storytellers who have received worldwide acclaim. Now, in Candyland, they join for the first time to write a single story -- a powerful novel of obsession. Benjamin Thorpe is married, a father, a successful Los Angeles architect -- and a man obsessed. Alone in New York City on business, he spends the empty hours of the night in a compulsive search for female companionship. His dizzying descent leads to an early morning confrontation in a midtown bordello and a searing self-revelation. Part I of Candyland is a fever-pitched search for identity, seen through Benjamin's obsessed eyes and told in classic Evan Hunter style. Part II opens in Ed McBain territory. Three detectives are discussing a homicide. The victim is a young prostitute whose path crossed Benjamin Thorpe's the night before. Emma Boyle of the Special Victims Unit is assigned to the case. As the foggy events of the previous night come into sharper focus, Thorpe becomes an ever more possible suspect. The detailed police investigation and excruciating suspense are classic Ed McBain. Shocking, bold, and compulsively readable, Candyland is a groundbreaking literary event.
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BarkingMadRead
Candyland | Ed McBain
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FantasyChick
Candyland | Ed McBain
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One of my favourite things about my job is being able to treat the staff and at Halloween that means CANDY!!!!! Just like home, I'm going to have to hide this until tomorrow 😂😂

#scarathlon #teamslaughter #allthecandy #trickortreat

@Clwojick

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bookish_wookish
Candyland | Ed McBain
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I love this card! Super glittery and spooky! Thank you! @rather_be_reading All my fave candy! And thank you for hosting such a fun swap! 🎃 #halloweencardswap

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madamereadsalot1
Candyland | Ed McBain
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1. Butter Fingers
2. Twizzlers
3. Pop rocks
4. Jolly Ranchers
5. Ring Pop
6. Now&Laters
7. Nerds
8. Lemon Heads
9. Snickers
10. Payday
11.
12.
#teamslaughter
@Clwojick I know I'm probably gonna feel dumb finding out those last two..... But I can't think of em!

Clwojick I‘ll give you a hint. 12 is a Canadian chocolate bar 5y
madamereadsalot1 @Clwojick well clearly I don't know my candy, because that's no help at all! 😅Lol! 5y
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kymmiesreads
Candyland | Ed McBain
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Day 16 of the #ChillingPhotoChallenge is candy 🍬 and my all time favorite is the dubble bubble gum! Been my favorite since I was a kiddo! I used to eat 3 or 4 at a time 😂

+1 point #TeamStoker #Scarathlon

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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MsRadioSilence
Candyland | Ed McBain
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LibrarianRyan Is Sagittarius supposed to be Jr. Mints. If so, they suck. But still better than almond joy. 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I just bought some m &m‘s 😋 5y
Clwojick MMMmmm I'm Scorpio, and I iwas actually just eating M&Ms 5y
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Jennick2004
Candyland | Evan Hunter
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@LiterRohde thought you‘d like to know they have Christmas ones too lol!!

LiterRohde It‘s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 🤣 6y
JenReadsAlot Where did you find those?! 6y
Jennick2004 @JenReadsAlot Walgreens :) 6y
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JenReadsAlot Thanks... I'm on it!! 6y
AmyG I ate a bag of those last week. 💕💕💕 6y
rubyslippersreads @AmyG I‘m sure I‘ll eat way too many of these before Christmas is over. 😂 6y
melbeautyandbooks I need these. Thank you! 6y
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
Candyland | Evan Hunter
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1. Halloween Cadbury eggs (with green crime filling!)
2. Reese‘s miniature cups
3. White chocolate KitKats
4. Snickers
5. Peanut butter M&Ms
#sundayfunday

AsYouWish I had no idea that there were Halloween Cadbury Eggs!!!! I may have to look for these. 6y
sebrittainclark 🧡🖤🎃🖤🧡 6y
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rachelsbrittain
Candyland | Ed McBain
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🍬Reece's
🍭Snickers
🍬Gummies
🍭Candy Corn
🍬Sweet Tarts

#sundayfunday @sebrittain

LionHeartLeo 1.) Gummies 2.)Sour candy/gummies 3.) Mexican candy 4.) Snickers 5.) Cinnamon candy 6y
rachelsbrittain @LionHeartLeo good picks! Not sure I've ever tried any Mexican candy before 6y
LionHeartLeo What?!? Omg your missing out! Here in L.A. it‘s very common. Try spicy tamarind, or chili covered watermelon candy! 6y
rachelsbrittain @LionHeartLeo ooo okay those do sound interesting! 6y
sebrittainclark 🧡🖤🎃🖤🧡 6y
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SilversReviews
Candyland | Ed McBain
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@clwojick
#BlackCatChallenge

Today‘s. Prompt: Candy

Found this photo on the app, Typorama.

This is quite clever, and red licorice is a favorite.

Do you like red licorice?

Eggs Yessss 6y
AJones Me too. 6y
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Lauram
Candyland | Evan Hunter
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I like it all!

@mrsmarch

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callunakeep
Candyland | Evan Hunter
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#witchpleaseswap

@mrsmarch had a brilliant idea with this one!

🌽 🍫 Only the candy corn with the chocolate base, Not the traditional ones.

Black licorice is yummy!

Gummy anything is a hit!!

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MicheleinPhilly
Candyland | Evan Hunter
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I‘ve been doing good at limiting my intake.

ErikasMindfulShelf 👍😀 6y
Kalalalatja You amaze me! I have zero self control 😂 6y
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MicheleinPhilly @kalalalatja Well I never know when I‘ll get a new batch! 6y
Kalalalatja True, I only have to go to the nearest grocery shop, so I don‘t really have to control myself 😄 6y
ferskner That's a good blandning! 6y
LeahBergen I would eat those until my tongue was bleeding. 6y
Mdargusch I want those! 🤤 6y
Lmstraubie Ha! At first glance I thought it was a collection of sea glass 🤣 6y
eanderson You have better will power than I do. I would have destroyed that bag of candy fast! 6y
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Amoon
Candyland | Evan Hunter
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This is an amazing book by my favorite author Evan Hunter aka Ed McBain. The book is two books in one with two different style photographs of the author on both sides of the book.
Evan Hunter writes a novel about a sex addict who is a witness to a murder the ...Ed McBain's book is a police procedural about solving the crime.

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Li_21
Candyland | Ed McBain
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Dear Lord these caramels are amazing! #nonbookrelated

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Elizabeth2
Candyland | Ed McBain
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I should have walked away from this one. I really don‘t like giving bad reviews because reading is so very subjective; to each their own. This one was not for me and makes me seriously consider taking the other Ed McBain book I have on my shelf off to donate rather than read.

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AlaMich
Candyland | Ed McBain
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1. Another thumbs down to black licorice (and black licorice jelly beans...always the ones left over)
2. Middlemarch—also the only book of October. But still awesome
3. Pasta (does that count as a cuisine?)
4. Four first cousins because I only have them on one side of my family. We don't procreate much, evidently.
5. Sure thing! 😊

#friyayintro

CindyMyLifeIsLit Middlemarch! 💖 7y
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MicheleinPhilly
Candyland | Ed McBain
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The grocery store has already started switching the Halloween aisle to Christmas. 😡The munchkins will have to make do with this.

EchoLogical Wow! 7y
MicheleinPhilly @EchoLogical We get a LOT of kids. 7y
EchoLogical @MicheleinPhilly That's awesome. I wish we did. 7y
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Bklover We get a lot of kids too. The amount we spend on Halloween candy is ridiculous but we do have so much fun giving it out! 7y
MicheleinPhilly @Bklover It's so expensive! But I love handing it out. It makes me smile. 7y
Lmstraubie Is that all??? 7y
MicheleinPhilly @Lmstraubie Don't say that. I'm already stressed that I didn't buy enough! 7y
Lmstraubie You can always turn off the lights & pretend no one is home 🤣 7y
eanderson I like the big bag of Sour Patch Kids!!! Now I feel like we didn‘t buy enough candy! 7y
MicheleinPhilly @eanderson I always feel that way! And then I end up buying too much. By the end of the night I'm usually giving it out by the fistful. 7y
Seekingtardis I went into Michaels to get a pumpkin and they have cleared ALLLLL the Halloween out and it‘s ALLLL Christmas now!! 😞 7y
Captivatedbybooks Its usually hit or miss on my block so i have half a mind to give out tastykake cupcakes if no one shows up i have snacks for the week 😂😂😂 7y
MicheleinPhilly @Lmstraubie @eanderson I just bought 4 more bags. 😬 In my defense, it was Buy 1, Get 1 Free at CVS. 7y
eanderson Oh my goodness! That‘s an amazing deal though. 😀 There are going to be plenty of really happy kids tomorrow! 7y
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Bklover
Candyland | Ed McBain
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1. Black licorice. Bleh.
2. The Power. (But my book count in October is pretty low)
3. Italian all the way, every day!
4. I have 11 first cousins, but none of us are close.
5. ❤️❤️❤️Give it a try @Bks4Wrms @TrishB @Mommamanzi @dariazeoli @leslieseidel

Thanks for the tag @Cinfhen !!❤️

AceOnRoam Pasta is my favourite food too! 7y
haileybean Black Licorice is the worst 🤢 7y
huntersmom1977 I think I‘m the only one on the planet who loves black licorice. Yay more for me. Lol 😂 7y
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[DELETED] 206653737 That‘s my least favorite candy too ewwww! 🤢 7y
Cinfhen Yeah, I don‘t get the whole licorice thing😝 7y
AlaMich Totally agree about black licorice!! 😝 Red licorice, OTOH...especially if it's Red Vines>>Twizzlers 7y
Bklover @AlaMich Love Strawberry Twizzlers! 7y
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Cortg
Candyland | Ed McBain
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1. Candy corn always reminds me of Halloween, but I think it‘s disgusting. I loved this song on the Noggin channel when my kids were little and I still sing it every October.
2. I‘m planning to read The Hotel New Hampshire next, it‘s our book club pick & I‘m hoping to finish it in time 🤞
3. Dark chocolate all the way!
4. I‘m not allergic to anything! Lucky me!
5. The empty plastic cereal container (top) that I‘m using to prop my phone up.

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Elizabeth2
Candyland | Ed McBain
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This one is up next. It has been on my shelves for probably 15+ years. An old Mystery Guild “forgot to return the slip” accidental purchase. A novel written in two parts by Ed McBain & Evan Hunter, who are in fact the same person. On a quest to clear some of my overflowing bookshelves. I am having a tough time getting into it...but from the reviews I read, I need to stick it out because the second half gets better.