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an 87th Precinct Novel -- Certain That Someone Is Trying To Kill Her, Emma Bowles Turns To Another Killer For Protection, And Only A Dedicated Cop Trapped In A Defective Legal System Can Save Her. the New York Times - Marilyn Stasio along With His Bleak Sermon On The Collapse Of Urban Civilization, The Author Delivers The Rest Of The Goods: Wired Action Scenes, Dialogue That Breathes, Characters With Heart And Characters Who Eat Those Hearts, And Glints Of Unforgiving Humor. And This Time, Besides The Usual Masterly Display Of Police Procedures, There Is Also The Grim Pleasure Of Watching The Criminal Court At Work. Call It Isola Or Call It Hell, Ed Mcbain Owns This Turf.