Lullaby

A babysitter and the child she is watching are murdered on New Year's Eve--just as a gang war over drug trafficking erupts and puts one of the detectives of the 87th Precinct in mortal danger. "McBain has the ability to make every character believable--which few writers these days can do." --Associated Press "The 87th Precinct is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century." --Pete Hamill, Newsday