Ed McBain: Lady Killer (USA 2012)

From the Publisher:
"I will kill the Lady tonight at 8. What can you do about it?"
This is the message on a pasted-up letter handed to Desk Sergeant Dave Murchison at 8:00 a.m. The detectives at the 87th Precinct have gotten these types of threats before, but there's something different about this one. Something ominous. Problem is, the city contains millions of women -- finding the right one in twelve hours is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Detectives Steve Carella and Cotton Hawes go down the list of likely suspects but in a city this big, it's a best-guess scenario. And with the clock ticking and no other leads, guessing is the only card they have to play. All they need is one break -- or they won't get a second chance.

A classic race-against-time thriller with relentless pacing and top-notch plotting, Lady Killer is a master class in detective fiction and a riveting addition to Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series.

Ed McBain: Lady Killer. An 87th Precinct Novel. Thomas & Mercer, ISBN: 9781612181738 (March, 2012), 194 p., $13.95.

Ed McBain: Lady Killer (UK 2007)

From the Publisher:
'I WILL KILL THE LADY TONIGHT AT 8.
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?'

That's what the letter read.

Was she that new hooker in town, the one who let her clients rape her like a lady? Or Lady Jay Astor, the sensual, bawdy songstress, who belted out pornography in extremely good taste? Or Mrs Bannister, a socialite mother who kept the purse strings too tight?

Twelve hours to find a crank or stop a killer. And there would be no second chances for 'The Lady' if the boys of the 87th didn't guess right...

Ed McBain: Lady Killer. An 87th Precinct Novel. Allison & Busby, ISBN: 0749080183 (December, 2007), 235 p., £6.99.

Ed McBain: Lady Killer (UK 2001)

From the Publisher:
'I WILL KILL THE LADY TONIGHT AT 8.
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?'

That's what the letter read.

Was she that new hooker in town, the one who let her clients rape her like a lady? Or Lady Jay Astor, the sensual, bawdy songstress, who belted out pornography in extremely good taste? Or Mrs Bannister, a socialite mother who kept the purse strings too tight?

Twelve hours to find a crank or stop a killer. And there would be no second chances for 'The Lady' if the boys of the 87th didn't guess right...

Ed McBain: Lady Killer. Classic 87th Prcecinct. Allison & Busby, ISBN: 0749005610 (September, 2001), 157 p., £6.99.

Ed McBain: Lady Killer (UK 1988)

From the Publisher:
Wednesday 24 July was a hot day.
The city sweltered in the steam-heat of midsummer, and somewhere in there lurked a killer and his victim, identities unknown. The boys at the 87th Precinct knew he was there; he'd told them: 'I will kill the Lady tonight at 8. What can you do about it?'

Wednesday 24 July was a very hot day.

Ed McBain: Lady Killer. An 87th Prcecinct Mystery. London: Penguin, 1988, ISBN: 0140020195, 171 p., £2.50.

Ed McBain: Lady Killer (USA 1980)

From the Publisher:
"I WILL KILL THE LADY TONIGHT AT 8. WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?"
That's what the letter read. Was she that new hooker in town, the one who let them rape her like a lady? Or Lady Jay Astor, the sensual, bawdy songstress, who belted out the porno in extreme good taste? Or Mrs. Bannister, a socialite mother who kept the purse strings too tight? Twelve hours to find a crank or stop a killer. And there would be no second chance for "the Lady" if the boys of the 87th didn't guess right...

Ed McBain: Lady Killer. An 87th Prcecinct Mystery. New American Library / Signet Books #E9532, ISBN: 0749005610 (December, 1980), 157 p., $1.75.