In His Blood

In His Blood, first published in 1955, is a noir thriller centered on Milton Raskob, a downtrodden factory worker, who, after receiving a slight from his boss, goes on a killing spree. Police Lt. Ed Tanager leads the investigation, and the book's chapters mostly alternate between these two characters and the last hours of the victims. A minor classic for its vivid portrayal of the mind of the killer and the dogged determination of Tanager and the police to stop him.