THE GRAND CENTRAL MURDERS

Frank Cardona, on loan to Homicide from N.Y. City's Narcotics Squad, joined the fabled Snag MacGuire in hunting down the sniper who was picking off girls as they crossed the cavernous interior of Grand Central Station. MacGuire, who got his name by always getting his man solves the last case of his career with his usual ruthless real -- and then acts as judge, jury and executioner. Tough, taut and well told with only a few tip-offs before the surprise ending.