 The Deaf Man is a tall, blond man whose real name is never revealed.He is a meticulous criminal planner who appears in a number of the 87th Precinct novels, usually plotting some spectacular crime while sending obscure, cryptic clues to the 87th Precinct, as if daring the detectives there to thwart him.In most of the stories, these clues are intended to mislead the police, directing them away from The Deaf Man's real goal.