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During a sweltering heat wave, Detectives Carella and Kling try to make sense of an artist who turned off his air conditioning to commit suicide - but Kling has an even deadlier problem on his hands.
©2012 Ed McBain (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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“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)
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87th precinct murder or suicide?

pretty good Ed McBain.sad story for Bert Kling.he always has bad luck with romance.overall a good mystery.