Great Scudder book, would recommend to anyone who likes detective fiction.
You can not go wrong with a Matthew Scudder Mystery!!!!
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Not one of his best.
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
At first you think the story has a simple premise. You tell three people you have concrete evidence of their sins and are blackmailing them, then sit back and see which one tries to kill you. This lets you know who killed their previous blackmailer who hired you---after he died---to find and expose his killer.
Unfortunately, it's just not that simple.
I really enjoyed the story.
Unfortunately, it's just not that simple.
I really enjoyed the story.
After reading several of the later Matthew Scudder books, this one seemed less interesting. It is a fairly simple story about a sleazy man who leaves a package with Matt, in case he dies. Of course, something happens to Spinner (the sleazy acquaintance). Spinner was blackmailing three people and Matt meets with each of the parties. Matt wants to trap the killer by intimating that he is there to continue the blackmail. So essentially he is running a scam on the blackmail victims; he wants to see who killed Spinner.
This book just didn't ring my chimes. Maybe it was the sleazy characters Matt was working with; it was passable, but not great.
This book just didn't ring my chimes. Maybe it was the sleazy characters Matt was working with; it was passable, but not great.
Elizabeth R. (esjro) -
Before he is killed, an acquaintance of Matthew Scudder entrusts him with an envelope of material to be opened in the event of his death. Turns out that Jake "The Spinner" Jablon has been blackmailing three people, and one of those people murdered him. Scudder sets out to determine who murdered The Spinner.
I do not understand why some did not enjoy this book as much as others in the series - I found it to be a brisk read with interesting characters. Bruen's Jack Taylor owes much to Matthew Scudder for inspiration.
I do not understand why some did not enjoy this book as much as others in the series - I found it to be a brisk read with interesting characters. Bruen's Jack Taylor owes much to Matthew Scudder for inspiration.
