87th Precinct

Vespers
In a walled garden surrounded by skyscrapers, Father Michael Birney met an unholy end, stabbed...
Kiss
Ed McBain's astonishing 87th-Precinct series continues with a hard look at what passes for love...
The Big Bad City
In this city, you have to pay attention. In this city, things are happening all the time, all o...
The Mugger
This mugger is special. He preys on women, waiting in the darkness… then comes from behind,...
Doll
She was a living doll — until she was slashed to death. Detective Steve Carella wants Bert Klin...
Long Time No See
Jimmy Harris lost his eyesight in Vietnam. But it was on a cold city street that he lost his li...
Ten Plus One
When Anthony Forrest walked out of the office building, the only thoughts on his mind were of a...
Blood Relatives
A killer is out for blood, and it’s up to Detective Steve Carella to bring him in ― but a shock...
The Empty Hours
Three chillers from the files of the 87th Precinct: A young, wealthy woman is found strangled t...
The Con Man
Detective Steve Carella of the 87th precinct had a pretty complete description of the man he wa...
Ax
Eighty-six-year-old George Lasser was the superintendent of a building in the 87th Precinct unt...
Eighty Million Eyes
Stan Gifford is the ultimate comedian. A pro through and through, when Stan’s act dies, so does...
Ghosts
It’s Christmastime and Detective Carella gets assigned three murders — including a bestselling...
Shotgun
They were dead, the husband and wife. Both were shot in the face at close range with a shotgun....
Jigsaw
“Nothing can confuse a person (cops included) more than a lot of names and a lot of pieces and...
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand
Patrolman Richard Genero couldn’t see clearly in the driving rain. The man — or perhaps the tal...