Review
(Matt Scudder) is a superbly drawn, sympathetic character, but there's another reason for reading Scudder novels: no one does New York better than Lawrence Block. (Marcel Berlins THE TIMES )
It goes without saying that Block's writing and plotting are as scintillatingly well-crafted as ever. (Mat Coward MORNING STAR )
Fast, hard-boiled American noir. (SAGA MAGAZINE )
It goes without saying that Block's writing and plotting are as scintillatingly well-crafted as ever. (Mat Coward MORNING STAR )
Fast, hard-boiled American noir. (SAGA MAGAZINE )
Book Description
Detective Matt Scudder is on the trail of a killer - but solving the case might be his undoing...
Product Description
Matt Scudder and Jack Ellery were at school together but never exactly friends. Twenty years later, when Scudder was a detective and Jack was standing the other side of the one-way glass in a police line-up, it was clear their lives had taken very different paths. What they shared, however, was a battle with alcohol. Now Jack is on the ninth step of the AA program and it's time to make amends to the people he's wronged over the years because of his addiction. But when he ends up shot in the head, and it's clear that stirring up the past was maybe not such a good idea, it's up to Scudder to find the killer.
About the Author
Lawrence Block was awarded the CWA CARTIER DIAMOND DAGGER in 2004. He is also a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. He is the author of many novels and short stories and has won numerous awards for his mystery writing. He lives and works in New York City.
