Nocturne
A Novel of the 87th Precinct
Mystery & Suspense, Hard-Boiled, Fiction & Literature, Crime, Police Procedural
| Author: | Ed McBain | ISBN: | 9780446560276 |
| Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing | Publication: | May 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Grand Central Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ed McBain |
| ISBN: | 9780446560276 |
| Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing |
| Publication: | May 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Grand Central Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Just in case anybody thought the 47 earlier novels in the 87th precinct were a fluke, McBain's gone and revitalized the routine with Nocturne"". -- The New York Times Book Review
In Isola, the hours between midnight and dawn are usually a quiet time. But for 87th Precinct detectives Carella and Hawes, the murder of an old woman makes the wee hours anything but peaceful -- especially when they learn she was one of the greatest concert pianists of the century long vanished. Meanwhile 88th Precinct cop Fat Ollie Weeks has his own early morning nightmare: he's on the trail of three prep school boys and a crack dealer who spent the evening carving up a hooker.
Just in case anybody thought the 47 earlier novels in the 87th precinct were a fluke, McBain's gone and revitalized the routine with Nocturne"". -- The New York Times Book Review
In Isola, the hours between midnight and dawn are usually a quiet time. But for 87th Precinct detectives Carella and Hawes, the murder of an old woman makes the wee hours anything but peaceful -- especially when they learn she was one of the greatest concert pianists of the century long vanished. Meanwhile 88th Precinct cop Fat Ollie Weeks has his own early morning nightmare: he's on the trail of three prep school boys and a crack dealer who spent the evening carving up a hooker.
