The city caught its collective breath when upscale couple Byrne and Susan Hollander were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion. Now, a few days later, the killers themselves have turned up dead behind the locked door of a Brooklyn hellhole—one apparently slain by his partner in crime who then took his own life.
There's something drawing Matthew Scudder to this case that the cops have quickly and eagerly closed: a nagging suspicion that a third man is involved, a cold, diabolical puppet master who manipulates his two accomplices, then cuts their strings when he's done with them. No one but Scudder even suspects he exists. And his worst fear is that the guy is just getting started ...
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, General Fiction
Length9 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byGeorge Guidall
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 7, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
22Chapter 22
2Chapter 2
23Chapter 23
3Chapter 3
24Chapter 24
4Chapter 4
25Chapter 25
5Chapter 5
26Chapter 26
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6Chapter 6
27Chapter 27
7Chapter 7
28Chapter 28
8Chapter 8
29Chapter 29
9Chapter 9
30Chapter 30
10Chapter 10
31Chapter 31
11Chapter 11
32Chapter 32
12Chapter 12
33Chapter 33
13Chapter 13
34Chapter 34
14Chapter 14
35Chapter 35
15Chapter 15
36Chapter 36
16Chapter 16
37Chapter 37
17Chapter 17
38Chapter 38
18Chapter 18
39Chapter 39
19Chapter 19
40Chapter 40
20Chapter 20
41Chapter 41
21Chapter 21
42Chapter 42
About the author
Lawrence Block
Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association—only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler.View all by Lawrence Block