Publisher, Simon & Schuster Audioworks (March 2005)

Ed McBain's Blockbuster Bestseller at a New Low Price!

The detectives at the 87th Precinct are busy for the holidays. Steve Carella and Fat 011ie Weeks catch the squeal when the lions in the city zoo get an unauthorized feeding of a young woman's body. And then there's a trash can stuffed with a book salesman carrying a P-38 Walther and a wad of big bills. Ed McBain's returns to the legendary 87th Precinct for a suspenseful story of greed, conflict, and the eternal search for money, money, money.

About the Author: Ed McBain holds the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, and received an Edgar Award nomination for his novel Money, Money, Money. In 1998, he was the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series to the bestselling novels The Blackboard Jungle and Criminal Conversation, written under his own name, Evan Hunter. His most recent Evan Hunter novel is The Moment She Was Gone. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. He is also the author of the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Dragica.