Most serial killers don't shoot their victims twice in the face with a Glock. Most serials killers don't strike five times in two weeks. And most serial killers' prey share something more in common than just being over fifty years of age. But this is a serial killer who doesn't fit the profile, so why should the victims?
With trademark wit and sizzling dialogue, Ed McBain unravels a mystery that takes you to the outer edges of the city and examines the dreams we chase in the darkening hours, before the fiddlers have fled.
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This latest in McBain's 87th Precinct series is possibly his last, as he died last fall. This time the detectives are challenged by a serial killer who fails to follow any of the established psychological profiles. Charles Stransky's variety of New York accents adds just the right flavor to the story. As the detectives, he conveys a no-nonsense directness. When portraying the other characters, his delivery of the multiple accents of the New York City melting pot enhances the story, whether the character is male or female. His interpretation of the killer is disturbingly benign, a characteristic that gives listeners the intended chill and keeps them involved to the end. S.K.P. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Ed McBain has written under various names more than eighty novels and several screenplays, including the one for Hitchcock’s film THE BIRDS. As Ed McBain, he is the author of the 87th Precinct novels, now in its 55th installment. He has won numerous awards, including the Mystery Writers of America Award and the Grand Master Award, Mystery Writers of America, 1986, for lifetime achievement. He is the first American to receive the British Crime writer’s Association Cartier Diamond Dagger.
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