One night. One shift. No rest. Featuring the 87th Precinct’s entire cast of characters, this Halloween takes them into the darkest corners of depravity the city has to offer. And sometimes, surviving is the greatest treat of them all.
From a liquor store hold-up ending with a dead owner and four costumed “kids” making off with the money to the pieces of a man showing up around the city, the Day of the Dead is turning the streets into a carnival of violence and murder. Meanwhile, a magician disappears in a stunning final act, and Detective First Class Eileen Burke poses as a hooker to lure in a serial killer. The question is, will the detectives all live to see the dawn of November?
Newsweek declares bestselling author Ed McBain “has virtually reinvented the police procedural.” Interweaving rich characters, taut plotting, and sharp dialogue, Tricks is a multi-character masterpiece.
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"Perhaps not my favorite of the 87th Precinct titles, but still a solid enough read for entertainment if you're in the mood for reading a police procedural. The plot involves a magician husband's disappearance and a gang of little stick up thieves." — Ed (4 out of 5 stars)
"Perhaps not my favorite of the 87th Precinct titles, but still a solid enough read for entertainment if you're in the mood for reading a police procedural. The plot involves a magician husband's disappearance and a gang of little stick up thieves."
" Another installment in the continuing story of the 87th precinct. This one includes all of the main detectives and tells the story of the crimes committed on Halloween in the big city. "
" Contrast to authors earlier work for Lit class Mystery/Fiction "
" This book is a little more "rated R" than I normally read but the author did a good job of making the story captivating. 248 pgs. "
" Very dated police procedural, but overall some good entertainment. "
" an 87th precinct novel - not bad - very quick read "
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.
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.
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