When a sniper begins gunning down cops from the 87th Precinct in cold blood, its up to Detective Steve Carella to sort out who and whybefore he finds himself on the wrong end of the killers .45.McBain has the ability to make every character believablewhich few writers these days can do. Associated PressMcBain forces us to think twice about every character we meeteven those we thought we already knew. New York Times Book Review,