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Violence
Some
Murder; serial violence; crime investigation
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
Some
Scudder's recovering alcoholism featured
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of justice delayed and the costs of solving cold cases
What this book is about
The fourth Matthew Scudder novel (1981) follows Scudder investigating an old icepick murder that was supposedly solved by the wrong man's conviction. Features Block's characteristic New York atmosphere. For adults.
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Alcoholism
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