Matthew Hope

Matthew Hope is the protagonist of Ed McBain’s Jericho series, a gritty and realistic crime fiction series set in the fictional town of Jericho, Ohio. The series, known for its procedural police investigations and focus on small-town corruption, presents a bleak and often cynical view of American life in the 1960s and 70s. Hope, a homicide detective, embodies the tough, world-weary cop archetype central to McBain’s distinctive style.