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Small-time stoolie, Jake " The Spinner" Jablon, made a lot of new enemies when he switched careers, from informer to blackmailer. And the more "clients", he figured, the more money -- and more people eager to see him dead. So no one is surprised when the pigeon is found floating in the East... read more

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For seven consecutive Fridays I got telephone calls from him.

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This is book 2 of 18 in Matthew Scudder Mysteries. (standard series)

Preceded by The Sins of the Fathers, and followed by In the Midst of Death.

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  1. Lawrence Block (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Dell
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Publication Date: 1976
ISBN: 0380763656
Page Count: 304

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