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Detectives Steve Carella and Burt Kling of the 87th Precinct set out to end the racial warfare that has resulted in the deaths of six people, one a baby, and find themselves taking on a mysterious criminal mastermind. Reprint. NYT.

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They found the bodies in an open ditch on the northern-most extreme of the 87th Precinct.

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This is book 28 of 57 in 87th Precinct Mysteries. (standard series)

Preceded by Sadie When She Died, and followed by Bread.

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  1. Ed McBain (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Country: England
Publication Date: 1973
ISBN: 0241024781
Page Count: 182

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