Matthew Scudder: Out on the Cutting Edge: A Matthew Scudder Crime Novel (Audiobook)

from branimal

Man, am I going to be sad when I officially get caught up and I have no more Scudder books to read. Good thing I have about 11 more to go!When you pick this book up, you're going to notice some major changes to the Scudder universe. At the end of Eight Million Ways to Die, Matt comes to terms wit...

from Mike-L

Alcoholic ex-cop turned unlicensed private detective Matthew Scudder returns. Scudder, a little over three years sober, is hired to investigate the disappearance of a young ingénue from the Midwest. He doesn't want the job, the trail is too cold and the clues are almost nonexistent, he tries to c...

from breic

Bittersweet: this was my last unread Scudder mystery. There is a real mystery, and it is probably solvable, although Block here follows the hide-key-information-from-the-reader mystery trope. There is also signficant character development, particularly regarding Scudder's alcoholism, and meeting ...

from Goodwillbooks

A Matthew Scudder novel by Lawrence Block. It's very well-written in a spare style. Set in the streets of New York, it is very convincing in every element. The characters are fascinating (particularly Mickey Ballou), and the struggles by several of the characters with alcoholism and their relianc...

from crazybatcow

Ahhh... another spare, sparse and to the point "detective" novel starring Matt Scudder. A sober Matt this time... which didn't take away from the story at all, though it might have lessened some of the random violence that was in the earlier novels (i.e. he didn't get drunk and wander around look...