In New York two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. Through good detective work and clues left at the crime scenes by the ...

A car salesman is found dead in his car, shot with his own gun. The coroner believes it's a clear case of suicide, but the man's wife insists he would not have taken his own life. Lt. Carella searches ...

Only rarely does a literary character appear to be fashioned not just with words but with blood and bone, made so alive that you find yourself wondering what he’s doing now, after you’ve read the ...