There was a dead body. Or two. They were Christmas greetings from the Deaf Man, the master criminal who was back with deadly plans in mind for the 87th Precinct. Detectives Kling, Carella and Meyer knew the messages were clues to where the Deaf Man would strike next. But they didn'tknow the Deaf Man had a special surprise in store for one of them. .. a grisly present for another... and a horrifying act of revenge for all the cops determined to catch a psychopathic killer.