The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder Mysteries) - Hardcover

Block, Lawrence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0913165662 ISBN 13: 9780913165669

Publisher: Dark Harvest Books, 1992

Synopsis

Matthew Scudder is hired by the father of murder victim Wendy Hanniford--supposedly slashed to death by a minister's son who commits suicide in jail--to investigate after police close the case, in a chilling mystery featuring an introduction by Stephen King.

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From the Back Cover:

The hooker was young, pretty...and dead, butchered in a Greenwich village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister's son, was also dead, the victim of a jailhouse suicide. The case is closed, as far as the NYPD is concerned. Now the murdered prostitute's father wants it opened again-and that's where Matthew Scudder comes in. But this assignment carries the unmistakable stench of sleaze and perversion, luring ex-cop-turned-investigator Scudder into a sordid world of phony religion and murderous lust where children must die for their parents most secret, unspeakable sins.

About the Author:

Lawrence Block is the recipient of a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and a New York Times bestselling author. His prolific career spans over one hundred books, including four bestselling series and dozens of short stories and articles. He has won multiple Edgar and Shamus awards, two Falcon Awards from the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan, the Nero and Philip Marlowe Awards, the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of America, and many others. Aside from being a mystery writer, he has also written a number of episodes for television, including two episodes of the ESPN series Tilt; he also cowrote the screenplay for the film My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones. Block currently lives in New York City with his wife, Lynne.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dark Harvest Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0913165662
• ISBN 13: 9780913165669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 179