Detective Steve Carella of the 87th precinct had a pretty complete description of the man he was looking for: The man was tall, blond, handsome -- a powerhouse of strength and sex. Women gave him whatever he wanted.
And he made some strange requests.
After seducing a woman, he would ask her to have a small heart tattooed on her hand, to show the world that she belonged to him. When the woman had been thus branded as his property -- he murdered her.
Permabook edition published April, 1957.
1st printing ...... February, 1957.
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Detective Steve Carella of the 87th precinct had a pretty complete description of the man he was looking for: The man was tall, blond, handsome -- a powerhouse of strength and sex. Women gave him whatever he wanted. And he made some strange requests. After seducing a woman, he would ask her to have a small heart tattooed on her hand, to show the world that she belonged to him. When the woman had been thus branded as his property -- he murdered her. Permabook edition published April, 1957. 1st printing ...... February, 1957.