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The hooker was young, pretty … and dead, butchered in a Greenwich Village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister's son, was also dead, the victim of a jailhouse suicide. The case is closed, as far as the NYPD is concerned. Now the murdered prostitute's father wants it opened again-that's where Matthew Scudder comes in. But this assignment carries the unmistakable stench of sleaze and perversion, luring Scudder into a sordid world of phony religion and murderous lust where children must die for their parents' most unspeakable sins.
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"The fascinating ordinariness of Scudder and the harsh realness of his New York City arrive full force here…As haunting and mournful as the baying of a hound at the moon-and a must for Block/Scudder fans."
Kirkus Reviews
"This tale, which introduced the then hard drinking ex cop, is spare and lean and full of dark insights into lonesomeness and anguish…Block's style is admirable: free of gimmicks, plain but utterly telling in every line. This is a fine opportunity to get in on the start of what has become one of the most rewarding PI series currently in progress."
Publishers Weekly
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- SeriesMatthew Scudder #1