A Long Line of Dead Men - Couverture souple

Block, Lawrence

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0380720248 ISBN 13 : 9780380720248

Editeur : Avon, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Block Lawrence

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The winner of multiple Edgar, Shamus, and Maltese Falcon Awards, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block has elevated the detective novel to high art—combining grit with intelligence, suspense with stunning emotional complexity and power. And in unlicensed private investigator Matthew Scudder, he has created a character whose depth and stark humanity is unrivalled in contemporary fiction.

An ancient brotherhood meets annually in the back room of a swank Manhattan restaurant—a fraternity created in secret to celebrate life by celebrating its dead. But the past three decades have not been kind to the Club of 31. Matthew Scudder—ex-cop, ex-boozer—has known death in all its guises. Which is why he has been asked to investigate a baffling, thirty-year run of suicides and suspiciously random accidents that has thinned the ranks of this very select group of gentlemen. But Scudder has mortality problems of his own. For this is a city that feeds mercilessly on the unsuspecting—and even thepowerful and those who serve them are easy prey. There are too many secrets here—and too many places for a maddeningly patient serial killer to hide . . . and wait . . . and strike.

Présentation de l'éditeur

From NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Lawrence Block.

In Manhattan thirty-one men have been meeting annually for years. Their private club meets only to record the passage of time and give toast to the joys of life. But suddenly they are dying at an alarming rate and one of their number begins to suspect that something more than bad luck is at work.

For private eye Matt Scudder, the case is one of the most baffling he's faced. Can the deaths really be a bizarre series of suicides and violent accidents? Or is there is a pattern behind the random play of tragedy? Is there a murderer at work and can he be stopped before the victims run out?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Avon
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0380720248
• ISBN 13: 9780380720248
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible