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Old 12-29-2011, 06:43 AM   #520
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Originally Posted by dmacmart View Post
A man who lives alone and normally keeps to himself, is just about to start his vacation. He receives a letter (first of several I think) which threatens to kill someone in his family - a niece I think , who he was not close to - if he didn't kill himself (I think that's the threat). He lives in NY I think and communicates with the threatener via classified adds in a paper, I think the NY Times. There was a murder in the subway, a major fire, there are some homeless person(s) involved I think.

Trigger any bells with anyone? Thanks for any help. It's really been bugging me.
Better late than never. The book you are referring to is almost certainly "The Analyst" by John Katzenbach. Link on Amazon is

http://www.amazon.com/Analyst-John-K.../dp/0345426274
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