The Second 87th Precinct Omnibus / He Who Hesistates, Eighty Million Eyes / Ed McBain

He Who Hesistates: Outside the 87th Precinct a stranger stands in the falling snow. A big man with big hands, Roger hesitates: He knows he should go in and tell a policeman about what happened the night before; about Molly, the homely girl he met in a bar and brought back to his rented room. But then again…

Eighty Million Eyes: Stan Gifford was America’s most beloved comedian. It showed in the ratings–40 million people watched the ever-smiling comedian crack his jokes. And those same 80 million eyes saw him die on camera. It looked like part of the act, but the joke was on Gifford. Now 87th Precinct detectives Meyer and Carella aren’t amused–America might have loved Gifford’s on-air personality, but everyone who worked for him had a reason to want him dead.