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Desmond's list on the best police procedurals with a flawed protagonist
There are 55 books in the 87th Precinct Mysteries series. The newest book is Fiddlers .
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The Mugger
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The Pusher
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The Con Man
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Killer's Choice
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Killer's Payoff
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Killer's Wedge
Her name is Virginia Dodge. And she’s here to kill Detective Steve Carella.
An ordinary day at the 87th Precinct is about to take a turn for the worse when Dodge shows up to put a bullet in Carella’s head. And she doesn’t care if she has to take all…
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Lady Killer
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'Til Death
The wedding day of Detective Steve Carella’s sister Angela should be the most romantic, special day of her life. But it might turn out to be the worst if her brother can’t figure out which man on the guest list has come to murder the groom.
Carella and the men…
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King's Ransom
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Give the Boys a Great Big Hand
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The Heckler
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See Them Die
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Lady, Lady, I Did It!
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The Empty Hours
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Like Love
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Ten Plus One
The problem for Detectives Steve Carella…
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Ax
There are no witnesses, no suspects, and no clues. The wife and son? They’re both…
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He Who Hesitates
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Doll
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Eighty Million Eyes
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Fuzz
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Shotgun
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Jigsaw
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Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here!
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Sadie When She Died
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Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man
Between a highly successful cat burglar and a hippie crucifixion, the 87th Precinct definitely doesn't need the Deaf Man showing up again-especially since his two previous appearances resulted in blackmail, murder, and general havoc.…
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Hail to the Chief
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Bread
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Blood Relatives
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So Long as You Both Shall Live
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Long Time No See
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Calypso
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Ghosts
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Weldon's list on the best novels in police procedural series
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Heat
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Ice
Snow whips through the city’s streets like lethal daggers when a young actress leaves the theater after her latest performance. She walks home instead of taking the subway, and soon the snow on the ground is stained red with her blood. A cold, hard winter is blowing in, and it’s…
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Lightning
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Eight Black Horses
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Poison
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Tricks
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Lullaby
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Vespers
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Widows
Another summer. Another heat wave. And another murder so brutal it's hard to fathom the cruelty that stalks the city's streets. When Susan Brauer was stabbed thirty-two times with a paring knife, Detectives Carella and Brown find clues that connect her to the senior partner of a prestigious law firm.…