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During a sweltering heat wave, Detectives Carella and Kling try to make sense of an artist who turned off his air conditioning to commit suicide—but Kling has an even deadlier problem on his hands.
“Imagine your favorite Law & Order cast solving fresh mysteries into infinity, with no re-runs, and you have some sense of McBain’s grand, ongoing accomplishment.” —Entertainment Weekly
“McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press
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"The dead man lay reeking of alcohol. No forced entry...no visible wounds..an empty bottle of Seconal. It all added up to simple suicide. Or did it? There were too many unanswered questions in this setup for Detective Steve Carella's taste."
— Eddy (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Good read....kept my interst "
— Linda, 8/20/2013 -
" A page turner....just like the rest of his work. i really enjoyed this one! "
— Chioma, 2/20/2013 -
" Wow! This was a great read. A private story line along with a suicide/murder? mystery. I couldn't put it down. "
— Susan, 9/25/2012
About Ed McBain
Ed McBain is the most well known pseudonym of Evan Hunter (1926–2005), the author of over eighty novels and several famous screenplays. He is a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award and the Diamond Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers Association. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series to the bestselling novels written under his own name. McBain also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds.
About Dick Hill
Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.