3rd: McBain’s tense 87th precinct novel Lady, Lady I did It from 1961 that sees everyone trying to solve a mass shooting in a bookstore where one of the victims is a fellow cops girlfriend. McBain captures how more violent crimes were impacting America and policing. #books #crimefiction #87thPrecinct
107th: the 4th book in McBain’s 87th precinct series The Con Man grapples with a serial killer who uses women’s need for romance to his ends of murder and wealth. Book also asks larger questions about American culture and the influence of advertising and capitalism. #books #EdMcBain #87thPrecinct