The King of Crime Novels: Detective Matthew Scudder (set of 9 Volumes in Total)
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"Crimes of the Father" is the debut work of Matthew Scudder, a popular character written by Lawrence Block, the master of American hard-boiled detective novels. The story takes place in New York in the 1970s. A young girl died tragically in a Greenwich Village apartment, and the whole bed turned into a sea of blood. The boy who lived with her rushed to the street covered in blood, was arrested as a murderer, and then committed suicide in prison. The girl's father found Scudder, hoping to understand who his daughter was and why she was killed... "The Sting of Darkness" was written five years after the completion of "Sins of the Father". Matthew Scudder was still an alcoholic at this time and had not yet joined Alcoholics Anonymous. Nine years ago, a crazy ice pick killer stabbed several women in a row and then disappeared. Nine years later, the New York police caught this man by chance. He admitted to all other cases but firmly denied Barbara's death. Barbara's father seeks out Scudder, hoping to find out who killed his daughter. "Memory is a cooperative animal, very willing to please you. If the supply is not timely, it can often invent one on the spot, and then carefully fill in the blanks." In the book "The First of the Blade", Matthew Scudder walked into the door of Alcoholics Anonymous. He was entrusted to find a girl who had been missing for three weeks. There was no progress in the case. The girl disappeared like air. She keeps to herself, but doesn't spend much time in her suite. Where could she go if she was so lonely? Will she go to the park and talk to the pigeons? At the same time, Eddie, a friend of the Alcoholics Anonymous Association, was found hanging in his residence by Scudder before he could express his thoughts. This book won the 1990 Shamus Award for Novel. "Dance in the Slaughterhouse" Matthew went to the boxing ring to investigate a case. In the audience, he noticed a man with a little boy. The man inadvertently stroked the boy's hair with his hands, which triggered Matthew's memory: he saw on a video tape the entire process of a man and a woman brutally killing a boy. As Matthew pursues, the two cases actually intersect. "The Devil Predicts Death" A promising publishing lawyer was shot dead on the streets of New York in the dark night, and the murderer found by the police was a homeless man with mental problems who wandered the streets all day long. New York caused a panic and continued discussions. However, the suspect's younger brother did not believe that his brother, who was stimulated by the Vietnam War, could be the murderer, and begged Matthew to come forward as a detective to find the real murderer. Will, who claims to be the "will of the people" in "In Search of Evil," will first write a letter to Marty McGraw's column in the "Daily News" and then use lynching to deal with several villains who cannot be punished by law for the public. Among them are a child killer, a gang boss, a murderer who bombed an abortion clinic, and a black racist. Matthew Scudder's client this time is the lawyer who allowed the child killer to regain his freedom. He is being named by Will, and he is the next person to be executed by the "will of the people"... The end of Matthew Scudder's career in "The Flower Will End". As with all stories, Matthew, who decided to retire, agreed to take on his last case. The client, Louise, met a man she liked, but she always suspected that he was hiding something from her. As Matthew investigates the truth for him, danger is approaching... Matthew's wife Elena is threatened! In this last case, can Matthew successfully avert danger? Can he live a life of leisure with Elena? ..."A Drop of Spirits" Matthew finally decided to quit drinking. He put the filled glass on the bar and walked into the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. In Alcoholics Anonymous, he met his childhood friend Jack. The two of them had been on different paths. Soon, Jack was shot to death, one bullet in his mouth and one between his eyes. Participating in alcohol abstinence and atonement seemed to be the direct cause of his shooting. Matthew launched an investigation into this, but his own life was also threatened... How can a guilty person truly atone for his sins? "Grogan's Last Night" contains eleven short stories featuring Matthew Scudder. In "The Dreamer," Matthew Scudder, who has yet to leave the NYPD, investigates a card-game murder case. By "Outside the Window", he has become an unlicensed private detective, investigating the real cause of death of a waitress who fell from the 17th floor. "Night and Music", "Grogan's Last Night", etc. Seem to be tender songs written by Bullock for Matthew Scudder.
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