A craftsman visiting the city struggles to contact the 87th Precinct
with details of a former lover's sudden death when there's another
beauty distracting him.
"The 87th Precinct [is] one of the great literary accomplishments of
the last half-century." --Pete Hamill, Newsday
"McBain has the ability to make every character believable--which few
writers these days can do." --Associated Press