The Sins Of The Fathers
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- 6 uur lezen
The first novel in the explosive Matthew Scudder Series. The tenth novel in the series - A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES - is set to be a major Hollywood film, starring Liam Neeson. schovat popis
Matthew Scudder Reeks
Deze serie volgt een cynische maar principiële privédetective die zich een weg baant door de rauwe straten van New York City terwijl hij worstelt met zijn eigen verleden. Elke zaak dompelt hem dieper onder in de criminele onderwereld, waarbij de grenzen tussen goed en kwaad vervagen. Lezers zijn getuige van zijn meedogenloze zoektocht naar gerechtigheid, vaak buiten de wet om, en zijn voortdurende strijd tegen alcoholisme. Het is een verzameling sfeervolle, spannende misdaadromans met een diepe psychologische diepgang.
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The Spinner was a blackmailer, but that didn't give someone the right to bash his head in and leave him to rot in the river. There are three suspects, all blackmail victims, but which one was desperate enough to silence the Spinner for good?
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In the Midst of Death
- 192bladzijden
- 7 uur lezen
From the author of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES - set to be a major Hollywood film - comes the third novel in the Matt Scudder series. schovat popis
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A Stab in The Dark
- 240bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
A gripping Matt Scudder novel from the author of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES. schovat popis
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Staying alive is never easy; not for the prostitute who is slashed to robbons, nor for the pimp named Chance who is betting his life that the broken down Scudder can find her killer.
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When The Sacred Ginmill Closes
- 272bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
A superb thriller from the writer of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES. schovat popis
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Out On The Cutting Edge
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
A powerful Matt Scudder novel about love and loss. schovat popis
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A Ticket to the Boneyard
- 320bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
A pulse-pounding Matt Scudder story. schovat popis
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Matthew Scudder has left part of his soul on every seedy corner of the Big Apple. But to prove socialite Richard Thurman arranged the murder of his beautiful, pregnant wife, the tormented p.i. has to sink deeper than he ever has before -- on a terrifying tour of New York's sex-for-sale underworld, where an innocent young life is a commodity to be bought, perverted . . . and destroyed.
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A Walk Among The Tombstones
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- 12 uur lezen
A ruthless, ingenious pair of entrepreneurial monsters is preying on the loved ones of those who live outside the law. Though he has no love for drug dealers and poison peddlers, ex-cop-turned-p.i. Matthew Scudder now must help them put two thrill-kill extortionists out of business--before another drop of innocent blood is spilled.
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The Devil Knows You're Dead
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Set in a chaotic city where rules are absent, the story follows unlicensed private investigator Matt Scudder as he delves into the murder of Glenn Holtzmann, a young man killed by a deranged veteran. While some believe Holtzmann's death was a tragic accident, others, including the accused's brother, seek to prove his innocence. As Scudder investigates, he confronts his own moral complexities and dark desires, leading him to unsettling truths that threaten his relationships and sense of self.
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Investigating a strange, thirty-year run of suicides and bizarre accidents that plague the members of a select gentleman's club in Manhattan, unlicensed P.I. Matthew Scudder uncovers the work of a relentless serial killer. Reissue.
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Even The Wicked
- 336bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
An addictive Matt Scudder thriller. schovat popis
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Everybody Dies
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
A blistering Matt Scudder novel. Matt Scudder is well and truly off the booze, but he still spends time with some of his old drinking pals including Mick Ballou - an Irish American who operates more often than not on the wrong side of the law. Mick is worried - a garage full of bourbon has been ripped off and two of his henchman killed in cold blood. Somebody is muscling in on Micks patch and he wants Scudder to look into it. Matt reluctantly agrees to take a look but won't promise a result. On the way home he is attacked by somebody wants him off Mick's case. The following weekend Matt's mentor from AA is shot dead at point blank range when Scudder is in the men's room of the restaurant where the 2 had met for dinner - Matt knows it should have been him. Now the case is personal and no matter that he's warned off by his ex-colleagues in the NYPD and his wife Elaine, this is one he is going to see out to the end.
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Hope to Die
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- 13 uur lezen
The fifteenth Matt Scudder mystery from NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Lawrence Block. Byrne and Susan Hollander stroll home from a concert on a fine summer's evening in New York. Some hours later, their daughter Kristin arrives home to discover her parents brutally killed and the house ransacked. She also finds she is now a very young millionaire. A few days later the police trace the two killers to an apartment in Coney Island, and both are dead. One killed the other before turning the gun on himself - at least that's the way it looks. So that's another case solved. But for Matt Scudder it's only the beginning. The more he looks into it, the more things look wrong to him. There's a murderer out there, and he's just getting started. Pitted in a deadly game of cat and mouse, Scudder is up against the most resourceful and diabolical killer of his career.
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The latest - brilliant - Matt Scudder novel from award-winning Lawrence Block Matt Scudder - former cop and alcoholic - has had enough. He plans to wind up his investigations and concentrate on AA meetings and his lovely wife, Elaine. But he agrees to take one last case. Louise, a single woman, has finally met a man she likes, but she fears he's keeping something from her and so hires Matt to check him out. But before Matt can track down the real identity of Louise's lover, a horrific murder is committed - and the only forensic evidence links the killer to Elaine. Matt is convinced that the killer is an old foe of his, a man who terrorised and murdered his way through New York until Matt stood in his way. And now he's stalking Elaine...
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Steht den besten Romanen Blocks in nichts nach ... EIN SCHLUCK VOM HARTEN STOFF lässt uns lange rätseln. - Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
The Matt Scudder Mysteries
- 416bladzijden
- 15 uur lezen
The Matt Scudder Mysteries Volume 1: ''Sins of the Fathers'', ''In the Midst of Death'', ''Time to Murder and Create'' v. 1 Block, Lawrence
Na ostří nože / Osm milionů způsobů, jak zemřít
- 525bladzijden
- 19 uur lezen
Tento svazek obsahuje díla vydaná samostatně: „Osm milionů způsobů, jak zemřít“ a „Na ostří nože“. Dva detektivní příběhy žánru „americké drsné školy“ spojuje postava soukromého očka Matta Scuddera. Spíše než na akci se děj příběhů soustředí na vykreslení atmosféry New Yorku 90. let a psychologie detektiva i podezřelých. Jako takový jej lze doporučit všem fanouškům propracovaných případů Královny zločinu Agathy Christie.
Tato kniha obsahuje tři detektivní příběhy : Ďábel to věděl dřív (The Devil Knows You Are Dead 1993) Procházka mezi náhrobními kameny (A Walk among the Tombstones 1992) Tanec na jatkách (A Dance at the Slaughterhouse 1991)
Obsahuje: Hříchy otců Čas vraždit a tvořit Všude kolem smrt
The Night and the Music
- 232bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
In "The Night and the Music," Lawrence Block gathers all of Scudder's shorter cases into a single collection, showcasing the detective's intriguing investigations and captivating narratives.
