

Vespers
Author: Ed McBain
Series: 87th Precinct #1
Narrator: Dick Hill
Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 12/18/2012
Categories: Fiction, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural
Author: Ed McBain
Series: 87th Precinct #1
Narrator: Dick Hill
Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 12/18/2012
Categories: Fiction, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural
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.
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
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
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
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
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
“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