Vespers

The murder of a priest in one of the 87th Precinct's parishes sends Detectives Carella and Hawes on a troubling investigation where everyone has a secret and the truth hides within the lies. "Imagine your favorite Law & Order cast solving fresh mysteries into infinity, with no re-runs, and you have some sense of McBain's grand, ongoing accomplishment." --Entertainment Weekly "The 87th Precinct is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century." --Pete Hamill, Newsday