Out on the Cutting Edge

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association—only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler. Klappentext This is a city that seduces dreamers . . . then eats their dreams. Matthew Scudder understands the futility of his search for a longtime missing Midwestern innocent who wanted to be an actress in the vast meat-grinder called New York City. But her frantic father heard that Schudder is the best?and now the ex-cop-turned-p.i. is scouring the hell called Hell's Kitchen looking for anything that might resemble a lead. And in this neighborhood of the lost, he's finding love?and death?in the worst possible places. Zusammenfassung This is a city that seduces dreamers . . . then eats their dreams. Matthew Scudder understands the futility of his search for a longtime missing Midwestern innocent who wanted to be an actress in the vast meat-grinder called New York City. But her frantic father heard that Schudder is the best—and now the ex-cop-turned-p.i. is scouring the hell called Hell's Kitchen looking for anything that might resemble a lead. And in this neighborhood of the lost! he's finding love—and death—in the worst possible places.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Block
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2002
• EAN: 9780380709939
• ISBN: 978-0-380-70993-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 172 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Matthew Scudder Series; Matthew Scudder; Matthew Scudder Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators