Tricks

Tricks download the free PDF book from here. “Tricks” is the 40th installment in the 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain. The narrative unravels on a Halloween night in the 87th Precinct. Detectives, including Hawes and Brown, grapple with a string of crimes.

These range from a liquor store robbery that culminates in the death of the owner and four costumed “kids” fleeing with the cash, to parts of a man appearing across the city. Detective First Class Eileen Burke disguises herself as a prostitute to ensnare a serial killer. The book is a Halloween multi-crime tale teeming with murder and chaos. It’s a survival challenge for the detectives who must make it through to the break of November.