This addition to the 87th Precinct series brings back Shakespeare-quoting nemesis the Deaf Man. After killing a traitorous accomplice, the Deaf Man begins sending a series of riddling notes to the precinct, hinting at a crime the notorious thief is planning--but what is it? Is the Deaf Man even deaf at all? And can the detectives of the 87th Precinct divert sufficient attention away from their various personal crises to decode the messages and prevent the crime?
In this city, you have to pay attention. In this city, things are happening all the time, all over the place, and you don't have to be a detective to smell evil in the wind. Take this week's tabloids: the face of a dead girl is splashed across the front page. She was found sprawled near a park bench not seven blocks from the police station. Detectives Carella and Brown soon discover the girl has a most unusual past. Meanwhile, the late-night news tracks the exploits of The Cookie Boy, a professional thief who leaves his calling card -- a box of chocolate chip cookies -- at the scene of each score. And while the detectives of the 87th Precinct are investigating these cases, one of them is being stalked by the man who killed his father. Welcome to the Big Bad City.
When an up-and-coming hip-hop singer is kidnapped on the eve of her debut, the boys of the 87th spring into action. This is the 53rd book in the long-running series.
