Even the wicked : a Matthew Scudder crime novel
(Book)

NYC ex-cop Matthew Scudder searches for a frighteningly efficient, vigilante serial killer who announces his specific murderous intentions to the media before carrying through on his threats.

"Will of the People" is playing God in New York, specifically identifying his intended victims in the press -- a child molester, a Mafia don, a violent anti-abortion activist -- before he kills them. But when "Will" targets a frightened defense lawyer, p.i. matthew Scudder joins the hunt for the elusive vigilante -- plunging into the lethal heart of urban madness in search of sanity... and a frighteningly efficient serial killer who can do the impossible.