A McBain Omnibus: Doll, Fuzz, Downtown
87th Precinct: An Ed McBain Omnibus
The first thing you need to know about this city is that it is big.
After finishing a murder investigation, Fat Ollie Weeks discovers that his car has been broken into and the manuscript for his new crime novel stolen, sending him on a mission of vengeance to catch the culprit.
The nefarious prankster known as the Deaf Man returns, taunting the cops of the 87th Precinct with enigmatic clues for solving a crime not yet committed.
Detective Hal Willis, investigating the deaths of two of Marilyn Hollis's former boyfriends, finds himself falling in love with the woman and uncovers a trail of deception and danger
In this collection of mystery short fiction from the early 1930s to the present, each selection is introduced and placed in the context of the author and the genre's literary history and includes works by Paul Theroux, P. D. James, Sue ...
And Someone is killing off graffiti writers. Somebody else is bumping off grannies. And after almost ten years, the Deaf man is back - business as usual for the 87th precinct.
Detectives Carella, Kling, Meyer and Brown are learning all about ice; in a multimillion-dollar showbiz scam, in the glittering diamonds that spill out of a dead man's vest, in the veins of a small-time pusher.
Irritating though he was, Lester Henderson had it all when he strode up to rehearse his keynote address in the darkness of a downtown theatre.