- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (3 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752857924
- ISBN-13: 978-0752857923
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17.9 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 416,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'McBain writes with spare economy, bringing his city and the cops who patrolits toughest precinct to vivid life. Classics of crime fiction.'EVENING PRESS
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The mugger was special. He preyed only on women. He waited in the darkness, coming from behind to snatch their bags. Then he punched his victims and told them not to scream. As the women reeled with pain and fear, he bowed, and said, 'Clifford thanks you, madam.' The cops in the 87th Precinct are not amused. They want the mugger and they want him bad. Especially after he puts one victim in hospital ... and the next one in the morgue. The dead girl was pretty and only seventeen. And patrolman Bert Kling has a personal reason to go after her murderer... a reason that becomes a burning obsession and an easy way for a cop to get killed.
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Format:Paperback
This second book in Ed McBain's police procedural series shines more light on some of the other cops of the 87th Precinct while Steve Carella enjoys his Honeymoon with Teddy. A mugger with a curious MO and a penchant for violence is terrorising the women of Isola. Although Hal Willis is running the case, with help from Roger Havilland and Eileen Burke, the story tends to focus more on Bert Kling, a beat cop recovering from getting shot in the first book. An old friend asks him to talk some sense into a young girl who is acting strangely.
This one isn't quite as hooked on detailing the minutia of policing methods as in some of the other books but rather works on characterisation. And if McBain is still a little too thorough in murdering his metaphors sometimes there's still plenty of good dialogue to entertain.
This one isn't quite as hooked on detailing the minutia of policing methods as in some of the other books but rather works on characterisation. And if McBain is still a little too thorough in murdering his metaphors sometimes there's still plenty of good dialogue to entertain.
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This is the second book in a series of approximately 55 books, spanning from about 1956, but still an excellent read! The books are based on the detectives of the 87th Precinct but the main "player" in this book is Patrolman Bert Kling.
A gripping, but light read which keeps you guessing with it's twists and turns as McBain draws you into his world and keeps you wanting to read more.
Highly recommended!
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Enjoyable 84th Precinct outing. McBain does a great job of creating a credible time and place. The plot is interesting though the romantic subplot is perhaps a little hard to take. Is Bert that great a catch? It'll be interesting to see how some of these characters develop and which one's appear in further 84th Precinct outings. Not as strong as Cop Hater, hence only three stars but still a good read to while away a few hours.
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