Little shelfwear No creases on spine Signet Books, 1992, 201 pages 87th Precinct book # 35 The dead man lay reeking of alcohol. No forced entry...no visible wounds... an empty bottle of Seconal. It all added up to simple suicide. Or did it? There were too many unanswered questions in this setup for Detective Steve Carella's taste. Why would the alcoholic artist, who was terrified of drugs in any form, end his life with sleeping pills? Why didn't he leave a note? And why in the middle of the worst heat wave to hit the city in years was his air conditioner shut off? With partner Bert Kling struggling to hold on to his beautiful wife while dodging a psychopath with revenge on his whacked-out mind, it's all up to Carella to uncover the real story.