Nocturne

By Ed McBain

Subjects: Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Eighty-seventh precinct (imaginary place), fiction, Carella, steve (fictitious character), fiction, New york (state), fiction, Fiction, 87th Precinct (Imaginary place), Isola (imaginary place), fiction

Description: Steve Carella and the detectives of the 87th Precinct feature in this tale about an elderly pianist who is murdered in her apartment. They must also discover who killed a prostitute; but they will not make arrests until they have carried the investigation through some surprising parts of the city.