Night Watch

Night Watch by Jack Olsen. Published by Times Books, New York, NY, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good- DJ. 308 Pgs. ISBN 0812908295. LCCN 79-12011. A young woman lies dead, strangled by a killer still prowling the sweltering run-down neighborhood. The young wife of a police lieutenant receives threatening phone calls; the precint's patrol cars are sabotaged; even the puppies the officers have adopted as mascots are savagely slain. It looks like there's a psycho on the loose with a vendetta against the cops. This book is a superb evocation of the real world of big city police today. It is a rare combination of action and a novel of character. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 10086.