Vespers, Ed McBain
Vespers, Ed McBain
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Vespers

Author: Ed McBain

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2012

Synopsis

There are a lot of unspeakable things that happen in the big city, and the murder of St. Catherine’s Father Birney is one of them. For Detectives Carella and Hawes of the 87th Precinct, finding the killer means taking a journey into the darkest corners of the city’s soul.The satanic cult near St. Catherine’s parish is the obvious first suspect—but not necessarily the right one. As the detectives investigate the priest’s life, they uncover blackmail, old grudges, and hidden motives. When everyone has a secret and the truth hides within the lies, Carella and Hawes must rely on their premier detective work to find the killer.This installment of the author’s famed 87th Precinct series is as deep and rich as they come, delivering the goods with unparalleled, brute emotional force.

About Ed McBain

Ed McBain was one of the pen names of successful and prolific crime fiction author Evan Hunter (1926 – 2005). Debuting in 1956, the popular 87th Precinct is one of the longest running crime series ever published, featuring over fifty novels, and is hailed as “one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century.” McBain was awarded the Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement in 1986 by the Mystery Writers of America and was the first American to receive the Cartier Diamond Dagger award from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on October 24, 2015

When Father Michael Birney is savagely knifed to death in the middle of saying his vespers, there's a veritable laundry list of suspects, not the least of which is a satanic cult that's opened a competing "church" only a few blocks away. Additionally, some gangbangers have been fighting in the churc......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on April 22, 2013

About halfway through this book, I realized I might have read it before. But it worked out alright since I barely remembered any of what happened. Like recent McBain books I've read recently, there's one good plot and one absolutely stupid plot - usually involving one of the women of the 87th. This......more

Goodreads review by Skip on January 05, 2014

This 87th Street Precinct novel revolved around the stabbing death of a Catholic priest, which seemed to be either drug related or related to nearby satanic church. However, the depth and multitude of lies has to be unraveled by Steve Carella. The other plot is Detective Willis' girlfriend Marilyn H......more

Goodreads review by AndrewP on July 30, 2022

A bit different to many of the 87th Precinct books in that the solution to the crime was not one that I saw coming. Lot's of twists and turns and many suspects in the main case and there was also a sub plot dealing with one of the detectives personal lives. (One other than Burt Kling). A solid entry......more

Goodreads review by K on February 05, 2016

If there's an author that writes dialogue in this genre better than Ed McBain, please let me know! I so enjoy his 87th precinct series and despite this one being somewhat more sexually oriented than others in the series, it was still a great read. The storyline had plenty of red herrings and I was s......more

Quotes

“One of the best in the 87th saga…” —People“The solution…reverberates with the shocks of totally unexpected disclosures.” —Publishers Weekly“Exciting, absorbing, and surprising…A stunner.” —The Washington Post

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