When a wealthy businessman is faced with a kidnapping, the ransom could ruin his biggest deal ever-unless Detective Steve Carella can find the culprits before the kidnapping turns to murder.
"McBain has the ability to make every character believable-which few writers these days can do." -Associated Press
"McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet...even those we thought we already knew." -New York Times Book Review
It all got terribly confusing when the Deaf Man put in an appearance....
...and the criminal mastermind is making his presence known by the dead bodies that are turning up around Isola. Then there are the notes -- with cryptic patterns including eight black horses dancing across a page -- that look like they mean nothing. But Detectives Kling, Carella, and Meyer know that with the Deaf Man, the seemingly meaningless always means something. Something bad. And as late fall hurtles toward Christmas, the Deaf Man is counting down the days, luring the cops of the 87th Precinct with a series of taunting clues -- all leading toward a horrifying act of revenge orchestrated by a psychopathic killer.
When the rope around a teen suicide’s neck turns out to be hiding a heroin overdose, the detectives of the 87th Precinct plunge into a world of pushers and users right on their home turf—and in their own families. “McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press “McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet… even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review
Slay bells ring when a yuletide homicide reveals its victim’s dark, secret side to the cops of the 87th Precinct—and all they want for Christmas is to collar a stone-cold killer. “McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press “McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet… even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review
As the 87th Precinct buckles beneath a crime-crowded spring, prank phone calls get shoved to the sidelines—until the calls trigger a deadly game of wits that could leave a local bank missing millions. “McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press “McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet… even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review
After gunshots, a heart attack, and a coma, Matthew Hope is ready for an easy courtroom victory, but then a key player in his cakewalk copyright case turns up dead—and his cockeyed client is the chief suspect. Praise for the Matthew Hope Mysteries “The first page of a McBain novel is like the first potato chip: It whets the appetite for more." —Newsday “It’s hard to think of anyone better at what he does. In fact, it’s impossible.” —Robert B. Parker
When a blackmailer gets blown away, the cops of the 87th Precinct discover that everybody has something to hide, and follow the money to reveal the true cost of keeping secrets. “McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press “McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet… even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review
It's bad enough when a warehouse goes up in flames, but when it leads to multiple murders and a slum redevelopment deal that has deadly ties running through the city's underbelly, the 87th Precinct is back to work. "The 87th Precinct [is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century." - Pete Hamill, Newsday "McBain has the ability to make every character believable - which few writers these days can do." - Associated Press
When a sniper begins gunning down cops from the 87th Precinct in cold blood, it's up to Detective Steve Carella to sort out who and why - before he finds himself on the wrong end of the killer's .45. "McBain has the ability to make every character believable - which few writers these days can do." - Associated Press "McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet...even those we thought we already knew." - New York Times Book Review
The murder of a young mistress in a penthouse apartment has Detectives Carella and Brown investigating a family with many motives...even as an unrelated murder impacts Carella personally. "McBain has the ability to make every character believable - which few writers these days can do." - Associated Press "McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet...even those we thought we already knew." - New York Times Book Review
When a bodyguard is hired to protect a successful businessman's wife, the detectives of the 87th Precinct are brought in to investigate why she has two near-fatal accidents on his watch. "The 87th Precinct [is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century." - Pete Hamill, Newsday "McBain has the ability to make every character believable - which few writers these days can do." - Associated Press
