Name: Out on the Cutting Edge
ISBN: 9780061803994

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Good for readers interested in short storiesGood for fans of MysteryGood for readers who enjoy Hard‑Boiled Mystery and Private Investigator Tales.

Book Details

Authors: Lawrence Block
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: October 13, 2009
Format: Ebook
Theme: Hard‑Boiled Mystery · Private Investigator Tales
Reading lane: Hard‑Boiled Mystery

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Literary Fiction
Hard‑Boiled Mystery
Police Procedural
Traditional British Mystery

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International Crime
Private Investigator Tales
Crime Thrillers

About This Book

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 d...

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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.