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This is a city that seduces dreamers . . . then eats their dreams. Matthew Scudder understands the futility of his search for a longtime missing Midwestern innocent who wanted to be an actress in the vast meat-grinder called New York City. But her frantic father heard that Schudder... Read Full Overview

This is a city that seduces dreamers . . . then eats their dreams. Matthew Scudder understands the futility of his search for a longtime missing Midwestern innocent who wanted to be an actress in the vast meat-grinder called New York City. But her frantic father heard that Schudder... Read Full Overview

Am Rand des Abgrunds ist der siebte Roman mit Lawrence Blocks fesselndster Figur, Matthew Scudder. Von heftigen Schuldgef hlen geplagt, hat er Frau und Kinder verlassen und den Dienst quittiert, um in einem Hotel in New Yorks Hell s Kitchen zu hausen und sich in seiner Stammkneipe,... Read Full Overview