It's been a while since I last read an Ed McBain novel. I usually enjoy these and have quite a few others that I haven't read. Anyway, in this one a young boy delivers a message to the precinct saying "I will kill the lady tonight at 8. What can you do about it?" So is this message to be taken seriously or is it just a prank? Well the cops of the 87th do take it seriously and the novel unfolds over a hectic day trying to figure out who and where the crime will be committed. There were several possibilities for who the lady could be including a hooker and a lady singer. So the men in the 87th precinct have twelve hours to try to stop the killer and identify who he is after. Can they do it?
This was a pretty good entry in the 87th Precinct series which I usually enjoy reading. I last read one of these several years ago and I look forward to reading more.
This was a pretty good entry in the 87th Precinct series which I usually enjoy reading. I last read one of these several years ago and I look forward to reading more.
