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Vespers

87th Precinct • Book 42

by Ed McBain

Narrated by Dick Hill

3.56 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
★ 3.78 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 3.58 Audible (62)
12h 2m Released 2012 Mystery

About This Audiobook

A Catholic priest is found brutally murdered, and four blocks away a church openly practicing Satanism has left the symbol of Baphomet at the garden gate. The 87th Precinct's investigation leads through a shadowy convergence of genuine religious conflict and something darker, with echoes of past violence that reach back further than the current crime. Ed McBain builds the case around the gap between easy explanations and more disturbing truths.

Dick Hill has voiced the 87th Precinct series across many entries, and his command of McBain's ensemble cast is as reliable as ever. His pacing suits McBain's stripped-down procedural style, letting the details accumulate without commentary. At twelve hours, this is one of the longer entries in the series, and Hill's consistency sustains the investigation through its careful, methodical development.

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