During a sweltering heat wave, Detectives Carella and Kling try to make sense of an artist who turned off his air conditioning to commit suicide but Kling has an even deadlier problem on his hands. Imagine your favorite Law & Order cast solving fresh mysteries into infinity, with no re-runs, and you have some sense of McBain s grand, ongoing accomplishment. Entertainment Weekly McBain has the ability to make every character believable which few writers these days can do. Associated Press"