Matthew Scudder, ex-cop, ex-alcoholic, and unlicensed private detective, must draw on all his skills and imagination to find the vicious killer responsible for the robbery and murders of a wealthy couple in an Upper West Side brownstone. 100,000 first printing.
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"Lawrence Block writes terrific books. His Matthew Scudder series is his best work."--The Boston Sunday Globe
"A puzzler...So dry. So droll. So good for the native soul."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
"It's all here; a perfect evocation of the sights, sounds, and smells of New York City."--Library Journal
"[Block's] prose is as smooth as aged whiskey...and the story flows across its pages."--Publishers Weekly
"Remarkable...Block [is] one of the most graceful stylists around."--The Washington Post Book World
"Compelling...One can only hope the Matt Scudder series will live on."--Entertainment Weekly
[Block s] prose is as smooth as aged whiskey...and the story flows across its pages. --Publishers Weekly"
It s all here; a perfect evocation of the sights, sounds, and smells of New York City. --Library Journal"
Remarkable...Block [is] one of the most graceful stylists around. --The Washington Post Book World"
Lawrence Block writes terrific books. His Matthew Scudder series is his best work. --The Boston Sunday Globe"
Lawrence Block, Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, is on dazzling form in this brilliant thriller.
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