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Vespers: An 87th Precinct Mystery, Book 42 | [Ed McBain]
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Vespers: An 87th Precinct Mystery, Book 42

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  • by Ed McBain
  • Narrated by Dick Hill
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  • LENGTH
    12 hrs and 2 mins
  • RELEASE DATE
    12-17-12
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Publisher's Summary

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.

©2005 Ed McBain (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

What the Critics Say

"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

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    connie Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 12-20-12
    connie Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 12-20-12

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    "start with another in the series if you must start"

    This seemed like an innocuous police procedural series, so I tried this instalment on sale. Know that an early chapter contains a detailed sex scene from a black mass - perhaps the black mass was necessary for the plot (I didn't finish the book for additional reasons), but the amount of detail was not, in a police procedural. A good crime writer can communicate such a context without such detail.

    If you are attracted by the title - "Vespers"- thinking this might involve the sub-genre of priest sleuth - definitely stay away!

    This also seemed to me to be Dick Hill's narration at it absolute silliest. He is not among my favourite narrators, but I can enjoy his reading - not so here. Perhaps he didn't know how to take the content either!

    I don't usually review books I can't finish, but this one needs a warning for the unwary. Some scenes that can pass in text are just not suited to many listeners in audio - and since you can't skim ahead to see what awaits and adjust reading speed accordingly -- this can be disturbing.

    My overall rating = Yuk. Don't waste your time or credit; there is too much good crime fiction out there.

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