The problem for Division 87 detectives Steve Carella and Meyer Meyer is that Forrest is not alone. An anonymous sniper is unofficially taking the city hostage, much to the chagrin of the police as each resident of Isola flees like flies. With fear pervading the people and pressure on the 87th tower, finding the killer whose victims were random is the biggest challenge detectives have ever faced—and the most dangerous game in the world. The most dangerous city the city has ever known.

A suspenseful, non-stop pressure cooker of a horror movie, Ten Plus One is one of author Ed McBain’s bestsellers, the final addition to the Area 87 series where time has the risk of standing still and killing people specified during the day.

Good story with good mystery plot. Sometimes McBain digresses too much about things, I think, just to fill out the pages.