| In her latest novel Lillian O Donnellintroduces Mici Anhalt--hard-nosed,soft-hearted sister to Detective NorthMulcahaney, whom Ms. magazinehailed as "the very best of the recent cropof women sleuths." The castial brutalityof the big city is the backdrop for Mid sfirst case--and Mici confronts it withoutthe protection ot a badge or a .38 policespecial. It s Saturday night in New York.Teenagers terrorize the passengers on asubway car--shooting one innocentrider in the spine. A retarded old man isbeaten by a gunman in a West Sideliquor store. And in Yorkville, on the other side of[owu, a pregnant youlrg woman stum-bles down tire middle of the street--hercries fur help are ignored. An hour latershe tells the police that her husband hasbeen brutally murdered. Mici Anhalt spends her days mop-ping up after Saturday nights like thisone. As a caseworker for the Crime Vic- |
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