The Pusher

A real pushover—The young dope peddler sat in his room with a rope around his neck—a clear case of suicide. At least until the autopsy revealed he'd died of an overdose of heroin!Then it was question and answer time for the boys of the 87th:Who set up the phony suicide?Whose fingerprints were on the syringe found next to the body?Who was the new pusher in town?Who murdered Maria, the dead boy's sister?Who was making those threatening phone calls to the police?Who was the man who kept pigeons?Somebody was pushing the 87th Precinct hard, and it was up to Steve Carella and Lieutenant Byrnes to find out who, before they found themselves pushed six feet under!