The Mugger, Paperback/Ed McBain

A beat cop winds up on the trail of a deadly mugger, but when it suddenly gets personal, his own life might be the next thing to be snatched.... "The 87th Precinct is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century." --Pete Hamill, Newsday "McBain has the ability to make every character believable--which few writers these days can do." -- Associated Press