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Description edit
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 --... read more
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First Sentence edit
There are three prominent fraternal organizations for actors in New York, and years ago an actor named Maurice Jenkins-Lloyd had summed them up to anyone who'd listen.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 7 of 18 in Matthew Scudder Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by When the Sacred Ginmill Closes, and followed by A Ticket To The Boneyard.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lawrence Block (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
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Publication Date: 1989
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Page Count: 197
Publisher: William Morrow
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Publication Date: 1989
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Page Count: 197
Awards edit
- Shamus Award (Finalist, 1990: Best P.I. Hardcover)
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- Dewey: 813.54
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