Murder is in season as a brutal winter grips the city, and the detectives of the 87th Precinct must fight the elements and turn up the heat to find a ruthless killer.
“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 forces us to think twice about every character we meet…even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review
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"I actually read this book when I was 13. This began my love of Ed McBain. My favorite author ever and I am sorry he is dead. While this is not appropriate for a 13year old I do not regret the choice because it increased my love of books."
— Kim (5 out of 5 stars)
" This is the best of the 87th Precint books. All are good and you will not be disappointed "
— Michael, 10/24/2013" Wonderful, dependable, craftsman. I usually have no faith in a writer of more than a few books. Evan Hunter is a rare exception. A tight little genre writer, he always delivers. "
— Michael, 10/14/2013" Discovered Ed McBain in the early 1980's ,, got hooked on the series. Fast read crime with Kool details. "
— Betsy, 10/11/2013" Like a very bad CSI Miami. "
— Gavin, 8/24/2013" Best police procedural novel ever. "
— Dana, 7/11/2013" Ed McBain has a really good series, the 87th Precinct novels. He started writing them around 1956 and they continued up to a few years ago (he passed away in 2005). Its a great series! "
— Will, 7/5/2013" Ed McBain is one of my favorite authors. I love the 87th Precinct books. "
— Milly, 5/30/2013" Great story with a twist at the end that was great way to end the book. "
— P.e.lolo, 3/8/2013" Sal Lombino (d/b/a McBain) is one of the great Bronx authors. "
— Peter, 12/16/2012" I loved the characters. The story confused me a bit. And I did not like the ending. This is my first McBain and I will read more. "
— Terri, 10/20/2012Ed 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.
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.