Let's Hear It For The Deaf Man

It's always fun when the Deaf Man returns to taunt the detectives of the 87th Precinct. The twenty-seventh book in the series marks his third appearance, and thus far he's managed to escape unscathed even though the detectives have thwarted his plans, at least to some extent. The Deaf Man has an espe......more

The 87th Precincts' only reoccurring criminal mastermind, the deaf man, makes his third appearance in this book. The main plot follow the detectives trying to figure out what the clues the deaf man sends them mean. He appears to be telling them the time and place of his next heist, but it obviously......more

Una volta ogni tanto un bel giallone metropolitano vecchi tempi fa proprio bene. Di quelli semplici, diretti, senza troppi arzigogoli psicologici, fatti di poliziotti duri come il cemento e di cattivi che sono cattivi con la C maiuscola. E cattivo di quelli proprio dei fumetti è il Sordo, l'astutissim......more

The Deaf Man is to Detective Carella and the 87th Precinct as Professor Moriarty is to Sherlock Holmes. Whenever the Deaf Man visits the 87th Precinct, you may rest assured that the story will be a cut above the already excellent series’ entries. There are three concurrent crime plots in this issue,......more

I find the recurring Deaf Man storyline a little out of place in this series. So much of what goes on in the 87th precinct is steeped in grimy realism, but the Deaf Man is a continually failing Moriarty wannabe. In this book there is a spat between a medical examiner, homicide detectives and paramed......more