The Mugger (87th Precinct)

ISBN: 1612181864

Author: McBain, Ed

Condition: New

This mugger is special.He preys on women, waiting in the darknessthen comes from behind, attacks them, and snatches their purses. He tells them not to scream and as theyre on the ground, reeling with pain and fear, he bows and nonchalantly says, Clifford thanks you, madam. But when he puts one victim in the hospital and the next in the morgue, the detectives of the 87th Precinct are not amused and will stop at nothing to bring him to justice.Dashing young patrolman Bert Kling is always there to help a friend. And when a friends sister-in-law is the muggers murder victim, Berts personal reasons to find the maniacal killer soon become a burning obsessionand it could easily get him killed.The second book in the 87th Precinct series, The Mugger is an Ed McBain classic, a nuanced portrayal of justice and vengeance hailed by the Daily Mirror as a masterpiece of crime writingand theres nobody who does it better.