Penguin C1972 Killer's Choice Ed McBain 1958 87th Precinct Police Procedural

Description: Here is a first Penguin edition of Penguin CrimeC1972-Killer's Choiceby Ed McBain, 1958, 156 pages. Annie Boone is dead. She was shot four times in the chest, pieces of the liquor store's windows spread over her body like raindrops from a lethal storm. For 87th Precinct Detectives Carella, Kling, and newcomer Hawes, even more troubling is the loss of one of their own. Detective Roger Havilland is murdered shortly thereafter, a shard of glass through his jugular. Faced with a host of suspects--from Annie's former mother-in-law to her ex-husband, employer, and a string of boyfriends--the detectives find themselves with a victim whose identity spurns all conventional definition. She was the store's saleswoman...as well as a divorced mother, pool shark, society lady, drunk, and patron of the ballet. Each facet of her life has a corresponding potential suspect. The only way for Carella and the men to find her killer--and maybe that of Havilland, too--is to find out who she really was. The problem is, the only one who really knew her died in a shower of glass. A brooding, mesmerizing psychological thriller,Killer's Choiceis a stunning addition to mystery icon Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series. Its complex plotting and extraordinary intensity, which culminates in an explosive finish, will leave you breathless. Stained covers and slight wear on the spine, otherwise all in good condition. I have hundreds of first Penguin editions for sale at my Kongwak store in South Gippsland which is open every Sunday - keep watching for further listings.

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