Eight million ways to die
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Nobody knows better than Matthew Scudder how far down a person can sink in this city. A young prostitute named Kim knew it also—and she wanted out. Maybe Kim didn't deserve the life fate had dealt her. She surely didn't deserve her death. The alcoholic ex-cop turned p.i. was supposed to protect her, but someone slashed her to ribbons on a crumbling New York City waterfront pier. Now finding Kim's killer will be Scudder's penance. But there are lethal secrets hiding in the slain hooker's past that are far dirtier than her trade. And there are many ways of dying in this cruel and dangerous town—some quick and brutal ... and some agonizingly slow.
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17 primary books18 released booksMatthew Scudder
Matthew Scudder is a 18-book series with 17 primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Lawrence Block.
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This is the first Scudder novel I've enjoyed–first time I cared about the identity of the killer, or any of the characters (including Scudder). Maybe it's the fact that he's “working the Program” (well, attending meetings anyway) and not just stumbling around from bottle to bottle until the mystery practically solves itself–he's more active in this one, not just reactive.
Anyway, whatever the case may be, this was a good read and I can see why Scudder has the following he does if more of the series is like this one
