"I will kill the Lady tonight at 8.
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 Mc Bain\'s 87th Precinct series..
All they need is one break--or they won\'t get a second chance.
And with the clock ticking and no other leads, guessing is the only card they have to play.
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.
Problem is, the city contains millions of women--finding the right one in twelve hours is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Something ominous.
The detectives at the 87th Precinct have gotten these types of threats before, but there\'s something different about this one. m.
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. "I will kill the Lady tonight at 8
