Out on the Cutting Edge - (Matthew Scudder) by Lawrence Block (Paperback)

About the Book

P.I. Matthew Scudder, an ex-cop, ex-alcoholic, and ex-innocent, travels into the heart of New York City's Hell's Kitchen to investigate a young Midwestern girl's disappearance--and discovers that searching through gritty, crack-infested tenements can be hazardous to one's health. (August)

Book Synopsis

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 is the best--and now the ex-cop-turned-p.i. is scouring the hell called Hell's Kitchen looking for anything that might resemble a lead. And in this neighborhood of the lost, he's finding love--and death--in the worst possible places.

From the Back Cover

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 Scudder is the best -- and now the ex-cop-turned-p.i. is scouring the hell called Hell's Kitchen looking for anything that might resemble a lead. And in this neighborhood of the lost, he's finding love -- and death -- in the worst possible places.

Review Quotes

Exceptional...A Whale Of A Knockout Punch To The Solar Plexus."--" New York Daily News"Realistic, Gripping and Poignant."--" Kansas City Star"Superb....If You Haven't Been Introduced To Scudder Yet, Start Here."--" Chicago Tribune"A Powerhouse."--" Philadelphia Inquirer

"A powerhouse". -- Philadelphia Inquirer