The #1 New York Times–bestselling author introduces readers to “a great detective, a detective’s detective,” New York cop Edward X. Delaney (Kirkus Reviews). New York Police Department Captain Edward Delaney is called to the scene of a brutal murder. A Brooklyn councilman was struck from behind, the back of his skull punctured and crushed with an unknown weapon. The victim wasn’t robbed, and … The victim wasn’t robbed, and there’s no known motive. The commissioner appoints Delaney to head up a clandestine task force, but soon this effort ignites an internecine war of departmental backstabbing. Distracted by the serious illness of his wife, Barbara, Delaney begins his secret investigation. Then the killer claims another victim—slain in the exact same way, leaving the strange puncture wound. As more young men are found murdered, Delaney starts putting the pieces together. Soon, he’s faced with a cop’s dilemma: He knows who the killer is, but the man is untouchable. That’s when Delaney lays a trap to bring a monster to justice . . .
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I love this short series and wish Sanders had written more. Characters are fully realized and so is police procedure. Even if you know who did it, seeing how he’s tracked down makes for a suspenseful and exciting read. Twisted people but you know they exist. Ending sort of over wrought but I didn’t care.
I have always enjoyed reading this author they are old books but I love his characters.
Lawrence Sanders’ “The First Deadly Sin” is a page turner, great read! Edward X. Delaney is a complex cop, but in getting his man, he excels. Hey, they axe for it!
I love the Original Sins series. I hadn’t read them in years and i so enjoyed visiting my favorite characters again. I highly recommend this series. Lawrence Sanders is a wonderful author.
I feel I may have cheated when reading this book because I read it in gosh, too many years ago to count. However, Sanders’s Deadly Sin series were the first stories that put my heart to pounding and made me wish I could write. Recently, I wanted to see if that belief was still true, and darned if it isn’t.
Lawrence Sanders quite simply is a …
My favorite of his books.