A review by guiltyfeat
Calypso by Ed McBain

3.0

Sometimes the cases that turn up at the 87th just get a little too kooky. The details about this seven-year kidnapping and torture, culminating in a city-wide murder spree are a little nuts even if the procedural work carried out by Carella and co is as solid as ever. Still, it's the little scenes that make this series stand out. One exchange with a larger-than-life restaurateur made me properly laugh out loud and Carella and Meyer's interactions with the blissed-out working girls preparing for an afternoon orgy was a delight.