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"RightuptherewithMr.Block'sbest....ADROPOFTHEHARDSTUFFkeepsusguessing."--TomNolan,WallStreetJournalFacinghisdemonsinhisfirstyearofsobriety,MatthewScudderfindshimselfonthetrailofakiller.WhenScudder'schildhoodfriendJackElleryismurdered,presumablywhileattemptingtoatoneforpastsins,Scudderreluctantlybeginshisowninvestigation,withjustonelead:Ellery'sAlcoholicsAnonymouslistofpeoplehewronged.Oneofthemmaybeakiller,butthat'snotnecessarilyScudder'sgreatestdanger.ImmersinghimselfinEllery'sworldmayleadhimrightbacktothebarstool.Inanovelwidelycelebratedbycriticsandreaders,LawrenceBlockcirclebacktohowitallbegan,reestablishingtheMatthewScudderseriesasoneofthepinnaclesofAmericandetectivefiction.