Fiddlers: A Novel of the 87th Precinct (87th Precinct Mysteries (Paperback))

A police detective hunts for a pattern in a puzzling murder spree in this mystery by “a master” (Time). A blind violinist taking a smoke break. A cosmetics sales rep cooking an omelet in her own kitchen. A college professor trudging home from class. A priest contemplating retirement in the rectory garden. An old woman walking her dog. These are the seemingly random targets, all shot twice in the face. But most serial killers don’t use guns. Most serial killers don’t strike five times in two weeks. And most serial killers’ victims have something more in common than just being over fifty years of age. Now it falls to Det. Steve Carella and his colleagues in the 87th Precinct to find a connection that will crack this case—before another body is found. As Entertainment Weekly said about this long-running, much-loved police procedural series: “Imagine your favorite Law & Order cast solving fresh mysteries into infinity, with no reruns, and you have some sense of McBain’s grand, ongoing accomplishment.”

ed Mcbain's Latest Installment In The 87th Precinct Series Finds The Detectives Stumped By A Serial Killer Who Doesn't Fit The Profile. A Blind Violinist Taking A Smoke Break, A Cosmetics Sales Rep Cooking An Omelet In Her Own Kitchen, A College Professor Trudging Home From Class, A Priest Contemplating Retirement In The Rectory Garden, An Old Woman Out Walking Her Dog—these Are The Seemingly Random Targets Shot Twice In The Face With A Glock. But Most Serial Killers Don't Use Guns. Most Serial Killers Don't Strike Five Times In Two Weeks. And Most Serial Killers' Prey Share Something More Than Being Over Fifty Years Of Age. Now It Falls To Detective Steve Carella And His Colleagues In The 87th Precinct To Find What The Victims' Had In Common Before Another Body Is Found.

with Trademark Wit And Sizzling Dialogue, Mcbain Unravels A Mystery And Examines The Dreams We Chase In The Darkening Hours Before The Fiddlers Have Fled.

the Washington Post - Patrick Anderson

mcbain Was A Master, And His Tales Of The City Are Timeless.

This installment in the 87th Precinct series finds the detectives stumped by a serial killer who doesn't fit the profile. A blind violinist taking a smoke break, a cosmetics sales rep cooking an omelet in her own kitchen, a college professor trudging home from class, a priest contemplating retirement in the rectory garden, an old woman out walking her dogthese are the seemingly random targets shot twice in the face. But most serial killers don't use guns. Most serial killers don't strike five times in two weeks. And most serial killers' prey share something more than being over fifty years of age. Now it falls to Detective Steve Carella and his colleagues in the 87th Precinct to find out what-or whom-the victims had in common before another body is found. With trademark wit and sizzling dialogue, McBain unravels a mystery and examines the dreams we chase in the darkening hours before the fiddlers have fled. Detective Steve Carella and his colleagues at the 87th Precinct struggle to discover a link between the apparently random victims of a profile-resistant serial killer who has murdered five times in two weeks The manager of Ninotchka was a wiseguy named Dominick La Paglia.