NEW YORK - MARCH 12:  (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) (L-R) Ben Cheever Jr., author Alan Furst and author Ben Cheever attend Marymount Manhattan Writing Center Anniversary Party honoring writer Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain) at the Columbus Club on March 12, 2003 in New York City.  (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)