Ed McBain: Poison (USA 2012)

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When one of your ex-boyfriends dies of poisoning, it is an unfortunate circumstance, possibly a suicide. When three go the same way, it is a disturbing pattern. The wealthy and beautiful Marilyn Hollis turns from a necessary interview to conclude a case to the prime suspect in a murder investigation. The problem is that Detective Hal Willis has broken a cardinal rule of detective work: he is Hollis's newest beau.

Now living with her despite the objections of Detective Steve Carella, Willis continues to do his duty as he tracks her former flames in search of a jealous murderer. But as the investigation progresses, he begins to get the sinking feeling that the killer shares his bed.

Poison is Ed McBain in all his glory as his famed group of 87th Precinct detectives face off with a killer who lives and hides in their hearts.

Ed McBain: Poison. An 87th Precinct Novel. Thomas & Mercer / Amazon Publ., ISBN: 9781612181790 (March, 2012), 288 p., $13.95.

Ed McBain: Poison (UK 1988)

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ED McBAIN Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement
"Nicotine?" Carella said.
'Yeah,' Blaney said. 'Deadly poison. Couldn't have been a very pleasant death either... Makes you want to quit smoking doesn't it?'"

Jerome McKennon was very dead, very nastily dead.
The 87th precinct boys were on a new case, but for Hal Willis it would be far more than just another crime investigation. His relationship with Marilyn Hollis was hardly the usual one between a cop and a suspect.

Ed McBain: Poison. Pan Books, ISBN: 0330300806 (March, 1988), 264 p., £2.50.

Ed McBain: Poison (USA 1988)

From the Publisher:
A young man lay sprawled on the carpet, the phone clenched in his fist... his call for help strangled by a lethal dose of...
POISON

The gorgeous blonde had lips that begged to be kissed and a body that no one could refuse. But to the men who had loved her till death did them part, she was pure...
POISON

The homicide cop had broken a cardinal rule: never get involved... or in bed... with a suspect. Now his obsession could land him in the morgue -- unless he discovered whether the heart-stopping beauty was a lady -- or a femme fatale with a passion for...
POISON

Ed McBain: Poison. An 87th Precinct Novel. Avon Books, ISBN: 0380700301 (January, 1988), 264 p., $3.95.

Ed McBain: Poison (USA 1987)

From the Publisher:
Is Marilyn Hollis killing her lovers? That's what the detectives at the 87th Precinct want to know. One by one the bodies are piling up: a series of attractive men are being murdered. The only thing the victims have in common is that at one time they all knew Marilyn Hollis intimately.

Detective Hal Willis of the 87th Precinct looks like he's next in line. He's broken the cardinal rule of police work: never fall in love with a suspect.

Marilyn draws him like a dangerous siren, protesting her innocence, slowly confessing her sordid past. The sinister web unravels: a life of duplicity and men. Lots of men.

Detectives Steve Carella and Hal Willis find themselves caught in the most dangerous and seductive of crimes: a case in which cops become victims, lying eyes speak the truth, love is the killer, and love is the cure.

Poison, a novel of murder, love, death and uncontrollable violent passions, is Ed McBain at the top of his form. His eye for the gritty detail, realistic cop work, and authentic procedure, along with the sure touch of his prose -- all make Poison a riveting read.

Ed McBain: Poison. An 87th Precinct Novel. Arbor House, ISBN: 0877957878 (January, 1987), 264 p., $16.95.