Her former lovers are dying one by one, and beautiful Marilyn Hollis is a top suspect. Smitten Detective Willis tries to believe in her innocence, until he begins to have his doubts.
“The 87th Precinct [is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century.” —Pete Hamill, Newsday
“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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"a murder leads to one of the precinct's detectives investigating a woman he is starting to fall for. Another outstanding McBain novel."
— Lynette (4 out of 5 stars)
" Wow. Amazing read. Could barely put it down. Such an exciting ending. "
— Susan, 11/28/2013" Good cop drama. Typical of Ed. "
— Julie, 10/29/2013" This was one of McBain's 87th Precinct novels. It seemed quite dated, published in 1987, but was a pretty good story. Not one of his best but worth a read. "
— Sue, 10/20/2013" One of the most compelling of McBain's 87th Precinct novels. Certainly one of the bleakest. "
— doug, 8/2/2013Ed 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 was one of the most awarded narrators in the business. We was named by AudioFile magazine as a Golden Voice and also as a Voice of the Century. He earned several of the prestigious annua Audie Awards for Best Narration and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he both acted in and wrote for the theater. He passed away in 2022.