Widows

Another summer. Another heat wave. And another murder so brutal it?s hard to fathom the cruelty that stalks the city?s streets. When Susan Brauer was stabbed thirty-two times with a paring knife, Detectives Carella and Brown find clues that connect her to the senior partner of a prestigious law firm. That connection doesn?t happen, however, until he is dead on a city sidewalk.
An unrelated murder?that of Carella?s own father?has turned the detective?s world upside down, and the 45th Precinct?s investigation is hitting dead ends faster than a bullet turns a wife into a widow. But the lawyer has left behind a wife, an ex-wife, two grown daughters, and plenty of hidden animosities to fill a detective?s notebook. For the men who patrol the city, their personal lives take a back seat no matter how many surprises?and sorrows?they find along the way.

A probing, emotionally rich addition to bestselling author Ed McBain?s 87th Precinct series, Widows peels back the layers of protagonist Steve Carella?s past to deliver a procedural of extraordinary depth and resonance.