内容简介
Theprettyyoungprostituteisdead.Herallegedmurderer—aminister'sson—hangedhimselfinhisjailcell.Thecaseisclosed.Butthedeadgirl'sfatherhascometoMatthewScudderforanswers,sendingtheunlicensedprivateinvestigatorinsearchofterribletruthsaboutalifethatwaslivedandlostinasordidworldofperversionandpleasures.
作者简介
LaurenKellyisonepseudonymofJoyceCarolOates,arecipientoftheNationalBookAwardandthePEN/MalamudAwardforExcellenceinShortFiction.Oates'smostrecentnovel,TheFalls,wasaNewYorkTimesNotableBook,aWashingtonPostBestBookof2004,andaChicagoTribuneTopTenBookof2004.SheistheRogerS.BerlindDistinguishedProfessorofHumanitiesatPrincetonUniversityandhasbeenamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetterssince1978.In2003shewasarecipientoftheCommonwealthAwardforDistinguishedServiceinLiterature.In2005shewasawardedFrance'sPrixFeminaforTheFalls.