8 Million Ways to Die
Lawrence Block
Mystery / Thriller
8 Million Ways to Die
by Lawrence Block
—· 320 p· 1982
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Overview
About
Nobody knows better than Matthew Scudder how far down a person can sink in this city. A young prostitute named Kim knew it also—and she wanted out. Maybe Kim didn't deserve the life fate had dealt her. She surely didn't deserve her death. The alcoholic ex-cop turned p.i. was supposed to protect her, but someone slashed her to ribbons on a crumbling New York City waterfront pier. Now finding Kim's killer will be Scudder's penance. But there are lethal secrets hiding in the slain hooker's past tha…
Part of a series
Matthew Scudder
Vol. IV · 2 of 7 volumes
VOL 1
1
I
The Sins of the Fathers
VOL 2
2
II
In the Midst of Death
VOL 3
3
III
Time to Murder and Create
VOL 4
4
IV
Eight Million Ways to Die
VOL 5
5
V
A Stab in the Dark
5 more volumes
Pages
320
Mai tian chu ban
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Hardboiled Atmosphere9
Narration8
Pacing8
Urban Moral Decay8
Prose7
Emotional depth7
Plot twists7
Worldbuilding6
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