Historical May 1991 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Burn Marks, by Sara Paretsky, is her best book to date.
She has been in demand at the St. Louis Public Library Kiosk over the past year.
The popular sleuth V.I. Warshawski is visited in the middle of the night by an eccentric aunt who fled from her burning hotel. Exploring the cause of the fire at the sleazy hotel brings Warshawski into the seedy world of the homeless of Chicago. Men In Blue, by W. E. B. Griffin.
If police procedural mysteries are your cup of tea, this will be a real page turner.
The book begins with the killing of a veteran police officer in the line of duty.
The story goes into minute detail of police work in finding the perpetrator. Vespers, by Ed McBain.
The 87th Precinct is on the spot at a Catholic Church when a devout, young priest is brutally murdered as he strolls in a rose garden saying his office.
The police follow down the trail of clues until the murder is solved.
The Kiosk has many McBain mysteries. Two excellent ones are Cop Hater and Lullaby.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1991.
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