He Who Hesitates - 87th Precinct, Bk 19 Author:Ed McBain Roger Broome was a stranger, a small-town peddler, who had something important to tell the police. But things kept getting in his way: like, meeting-up with Clyde the park bum or Ralph the con-man; getting involved with Amelia from the drugstore or worst of all, Molly, the sleazy tramp from the bar. — Then he spotted Detective Steve Carella comin... more »g out of the 87th Precinct station. He decided to follow Carella. A desperate man who would stop at nothing to do what he had to do!« less