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Eight Black Horses

87th Precinct, Book 38

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Eight Black Horses

By: Ed McBain
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Finding a dead body was not unusual for an autumn night in the 87th Precinct. But this young woman's body was naked - and potentially related to the series of odd missives received at the station house. All signs point to the Deaf Man's return, this time with a plot more diabolical than even the jaded policemen could imagine. He's been sending them mysterious pictures of police equipment: nightsticks, helmets, black horses, and more. But what did they mean?

Detective Steve Carella would be one of the first to find out, but only after he discovered that the Deaf Man was impersonating him, which leads to more violence. Now Carella and his fellow officers must face down the Deaf Man in a lethal confrontation - one more surprising, shocking, and explosive than anything the cops of the 87th Precinct have ever experienced.

Eight Black Horses is an inventive, tightly woven 87th Precinct novel - and it's Ed McBain at his incomparable best.

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As usual, with the books of the 87th precinct series, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. The Deaf Man sure likes having fun toying with them, playing games with them. Even I the reader can't figure out what he's planning! :-) This plot was excellent and, I found myself laughing toward the end! I thought the narration was ok, although his "oice isn't something you'd want to listen to more than once at a time. Listen to a book he narrates, take a break, then listen to another one. Overall, I loved this book, as I have with the other books in this series.

Great story, but the plot was even better

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Story was trite, crass, sexist ,poorly written. Narrator character voices were uninspired! I couldn't recommend it!

Not worth it

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