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      Lightning

      by Ed McBain
      Published
      Jul 1985
      Main Genre
      Police Procedural Police Procedural
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      Series
      An 87th Precinct Novel Book 37

      About This Book

      Two perps—one a serial killer and the other a rapist who revisits his victims—test the limits of the 87th Precinct’s detectives as they race to catch these maniacs loose on the city’s streets.

      “McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press

      “McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet…even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review

      Series Placement

      Book 37
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      Genres & Themes

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      Suspense

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      Law Enforcement Police Procedural

      Characters & Occupations

      Serial Killers

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      First Edition Jul 1985 Avon ISBN 0380699745
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      Jan 1984 G.K. Hall & Company ISBN 081613829X
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