Vespers Author:Ed McBain In 1956 when cop hater was published,the course of mystery fiction changed forever. — Vespers, the new 87th precinct novel, is the shining jewel in Ed McBains illustious crown. — On a beautiful evening in May, a young Catholic priest is butally stabbed to death in his garden. A church preacticing satanism is not four blocks away and the cult sign... more » of Baphomet is found scawled on the garden gate in bright red paint. There are racial tensions in this part of the city. There are rumors of broken vows and shattered hopes. The trail of blood leads back to a shadowy Easter Sunday and events that are bewindering, frightening, and contradictory.....« less