Let's Hear it for the Deaf Man

Resumen del libro

You'll have to speak a little louder, the voice said. I'm a little hard of hearing.

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. But at least they have him now...unless he had them first.

The Deaf Man can hardly contain his glee. Detective Steve Carella is about to inadvertently help him rob a bank. Each day, he mails Carella a picture to keep the game going. The first two are pictures of J. Edgar Hoover, while the next ones involve George Washington. All are clues, obviously. But how do they add up? And will the 87th Precinct find out before the Deaf Man has the last laugh?

Biografía del autor

Ed McBain fue el más famoso de los seudónimos que utilizó Evan Hunter (Nueva York, 1926- Weston, 2005) para escribir sus novelas. Trabajó como editor en una agencia especializada en representar a autores de relatos para revistas, donde empezó a escribir cuentos cortos de ciencia ficción. McBain/Hunter siempre ha tenido una buena relación con el cine: no sólo varias de sus novelas se han adaptado a la gran pantalla ("Semilla de maldad", "Un extraño en mi vida", etc.), sino que además ha escrito varios guiones, entre los que destaca el de "Los pájaros", de Alfred Hitchcock.