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A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
by Lawrence Block (Author) "Midway into the fifth round the kid in the blue trunks rocked his opponent with a solid left to the jaw..." (more)
Key Phrases: placard girl, dirty dozen, Richard Thurman, New York, Matthew Scudder (more...)
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Matt Scudder, the recovering alcoholic private eye from The Devil Knows You're Dead and A Ticket to the Boneyard, embarks on another descent into the nightmarish quarters of New York, this time to investigate the sex-for-sale industry. Hired by the brother of an heiress to investigate her rape and murder, Scudder tails her husband to a boxing match and notices another man whom he saw on video a few months earlier on a different case involving a snuff film. As Scudder calls on old friends for assistance and tours New York's dark physical and social landscapes, Block masterfully builds the pressure that leads Scudder to the violent resolution in this winner of the 1992 Edgar Award for best mystery novel.

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Block masterfully builds the pressure in this Edgar Award winner, as newly sober Manhattan PI Matt Scudder investigates the death of a TV producer's wife.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details
  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Avon (August 1, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380713748
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380713745
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars 11 customer reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #419,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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First Sentence:
Midway into the fifth round the kid in the blue trunks rocked his opponent with a solid left to the jaw. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
placard girl, dirty dozen
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Richard Thurman, New York, Matthew Scudder, Danny Boy, Arnold Leveque, Five Borough, Joe Durkin, Bergen Stettner, Ninth Avenue, Paris Green, Rubber Man, Testament House, Times Square, Forty-second Street, Jim Faber, Lee Marvin, Lyman Warriner, New Maspeth Arena, Amanda Thurman, Eldon Rasheed, Jesus Christ, Midtown North, Mick Ballou, Eighth Avenue, Great Perhaps
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