This addition to the 87th Precinct series brings back Shakespeare-quoting nemesis the Deaf Man. After killing a traitorous accomplice, the Deaf Man begins sending a series of riddling notes to the precinct, hinting at a crime the notorious thief is planning--but what is it? Is the Deaf Man even deaf at all? And can the detectives of the 87th Precinct divert sufficient attention away from their various personal crises to decode the messages and prevent the crime?