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    Written by Ed McBain

    Narrated by Dick Hill

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    About this audiobook

    In the middle of a stifling heat wave, why would an artist intent on committing suicide turn his air conditioning off before taking his life? That’s the question troubling Detectives Steve Carella and Bert Kling until more personal—and deadly—questions threaten to tear Kling’s life apart.

    Certain his wife, Augusta, is cheating on him, Kling sets out on a course from which there is no turning back. Meanwhile a dangerous killer from his past begins a similar path destined to end in retribution. As Carella’s case of the mysterious suicide unravels, Kling’s personal life explodes in pain and violence.

    An Ed McBain classic, this installment of his famed 87th Precinct series is a triple threat as the three storylines weave together with relentless momentum, culminating in a shattering climax that tears open the heart of one of the precinct’s finest.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 9, 2012
    ISBN9781455873746
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    Ed McBain

    Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award–nominated Money, Money, Money) to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter—including The Blackboard Jungle (now in a fiftieth anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. Fiddlers, his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He died in 2005. Visit EdMcBain.com.

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    • 5/5
      As I binge this series, this “episode” is quite strong. Dick Hill has an addictive voice. I’d probably listen to him. Read the phonebook.
    • 4/5
      “But the heat in that goddamn apartment still bothers me. Doesn’t it bother you?”That apartment being the one in which a man is found dead and bloated, “…an apartment as hot and as stinking as the corridors of Hell.” Murder or suicide? The 87th Precinct is on the case!This might be the first book in this series where I thought the main plot wasn't as good as the storylines within it. I really liked the subplot story of Halloran! Creepy! And I did not like the subplot with Kling’s wife. Still, I love the series and I enjoyed reading this installment!