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In this city, there is little sense and no rules. Those who fly the highest often come crashing down the hardest -- like successful young Glenn Holtzmann, randomly blown away by a deranged derelict at a corner phone booth on Eleventh Avenue. Unlicensed p.i. Matt Scudder thinks Holtzmann was... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Matthew Scudder: Add a description of this character.
- Elaine
- George Sadecki
- Glenn Holtzmann
- Lisa Holtzmann
- Mick
- Barry
- Grogan
- Tom Sadecki
- O'mara
- Jim
- Julia
- Roger Prysock
- Nicholson James
- Danny Boy
- Eleanor Yount
- Dewitt Clinton Park
- Benziger
- Eddie
- Rosenstein
- Howard
- Burke
- Drew Kaplan
- Joe Durkin
- Jan Keane
- Armstrong
- Mr. Thomas
First Sentence edit
On the last Thursday in September, Lisa Holtzmann went shopping on Ninth Avenue.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 11 of 18 in Matthew Scudder Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by A Walk Among the Tombstones, and followed by A Long Line of Dead Men.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lawrence Block (Author)
Awards edit
- Shamus Award (1994: Best P.I. Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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