Money, Money, Money

Yesterday I reread Ed McBain's "Money, Money, Money". This was a really good one, involving counterfeiters, drug deals, conspiracies, and a small time burglar tying it all together. Ollie and Carella are partnered together after a lion in a park that straddles the 87th and 88th precincts mauls a woman. Since she was discovered in between the two, they have to work the case together. Turns out the woman is an ex-marine named Cassandra Ridley, and she flies planes from Texas to Mexico, delivering counterfeit money for very real drugs. A book publisher is a front for a drug ring, and their salespeople are actually dealers. Ollie saves Steve's life not once but twice during the course of their investigation that threatens to bring down the multi-billion dollar drug/counterfeit ring.