Title: The 87th Shows its Age
Product review: This reprint of the 1972 original features most of the main characters from the 87th Precint. Makes you wonder what age these guys are today if they were mid-30s back then.Some unintentional technological humour from McBain, especially his detailed description of bugging and tracking, but the characters - Kling and Carella in particular - are beginning to take shape. The plot is fairly rudimentary and by employing a simple-to-crack code as one of the keys of the case, much of the suspense is missing from a pretty predictable ending.A quick read, and certainly not a boring one for McBain fanatics - and should be enjoyed for its description of a 1972 lesbian bar as much as anything.
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