Isola (fictional city)

Isola is a fictional city that is the setting for the 87th Precinct series of police novels written by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter).

Isola is clearly based on New York City. Isola has five sections; Isola (Manhattan), Bethtown (Staten Island), Calm's Point (Brooklyn), Majesta (Queens), and Riverhead (Bronx). It has two major rivers, the Harb and the Dix, which inexplicably flow in a westerly direction despite the fact that Isola is on the east coast.