Even the Wicked: A Matthew Scudder Novel

Block, Lawrence

ISBN 10: 0688141811 / ISBN 13: 9780688141813

Verlag: William Morrow, 1997

This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers BRV.0688141811.G

Inhaltsangabe:

New York's a tough town. Hard to impress. Shrugs off hype, casts a cold eye on glitz.
But once in a blue moon a killer with street smarts and a sense of theater will reach out and take the city by the throat.
Maybe he'll write letters to a popular tabloid columnist, proclaiming himself the answer to a failed criminal justice system. Maybe he'll point a finger at the kind of villain the law can't touch. A child killer who got off on a technicality, say. A top mobster with decades of blood on his hands. A rabble-rouser who incites others to murder.
Maybe he'll sign himself "Will," as in "The Will of the People."
Then suppose he takes aim at a respectable lawyer, a defense attorney with a roster of unpopular clients. Suppose the lawyer's a friend of Matt Scudder.
Scudder is New York to the bone. He's as tough as the big town itself, as hard to impress. And now he's up against the self-styled Will of the People in a city with eight million ways to die, a city where not just the good guys but even the wicked get worse than they deserve.

Über die Autorin bzw. den 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.

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Titel: Even the Wicked: A Matthew Scudder Novel
Verlag: William Morrow
Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: good