It has been completely reset in a typeface designed for easy reading, and was printed from new film. THE FOURTH DEADLY SIN A Berkley Book/published by arrangement with the author PRINTING HISTORY G. P Putnam’s Sons edition/July 1985 Berkley edition/July 1986 All rights reserved. Copyright C) 1985 by Lawrence Sanders. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission. For information address: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016. Berkley Books are published by The Berkley Publishing Group, 200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016. The name “BERKLEY” and the stylized “B” with design are trademarks belonging to Berkley Publishing Corporation. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The November sky over Manhattan was chain mail, raveling into steely rain. A black night with coughs of thunder, lightning stabs that made abrupt days. Dr. Simon Ellerbee, standing at his office window, peered out to look at life on the street below.
