<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published in hardcover in 2004 by Simon & Shuster, Inc.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The kidnapping was audacious, <br> and there were plenty of witnesses.</b>.. <br> But no one attending the dazzling launch party for up-and-coming pop idol Tamar Valparaiso knew what they were seeing when, halfway through her performance, masked men whisked the sexy young singer off a luxury yacht and into a waiting speedboat. Now, the evening that was supposed to send Tamar's debut album, <i>Bandersnatch, </i> skyrocketing with a million-dollar promotional campaign has instead kicked off a terrifying countdown for Steve Carella and the detectives of the 87th Precinct. Time is their enemy in the race to find Tamar's abductors -- before the rising star is extinguished forever<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Entertainment Weekly" Top-dollar McBain...funny and adroit....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.<br><br>"Library Journal"McBain shows why he's still the best....[His] writing is tight, his characters believable. Just when readers think they have it all figured out, McBain proves that he is still capable of a shocker.<br><br>"Publishers Weekly"McBain remains as fresh and sharp-edged as ever.<br><br>"The Washington Post" Wry entertainment.<br><br>"USA Today" [A] delectably cynical, out-and-out corrosive tale....As savagely satisfying as a very rare filet mignon.<br><br>"USA Today" One of his most delectably cynical, out-and-out corrosive tales since he started writing the series in 1956....This is McBain as savagely satisfying as a very rare filet mignon.<br><br>Marilyn Stasio "The New York Times" O frabjous day! Ed McBain takes us through the looking glass and into the surreal world of the music business....A riotous, if ultimately sobering, tale.<br>
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