The first novel in the explosive Matthew Scudder Series. The tenth novel in the series – A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES – is set to be a major Hollywood film, starring Liam Neeson.A pretty young girl is butchered in her Greenwich Village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister’s son, is found dead in his jail cell.As far as the NYPD is concerned, the case is closed. But ex-cop Matt Scudder, is persuaded to look into the case by the dead girl’s father. And suddenly he’s up to his neck in sleaze and corruption, phoney religious cults and murderous lust.In New York’s underbelly, the children have no choice but to pay the price for their parent’s most unspeakable sins…

The first novel in the explosive Matthew Scudder Series. The tenth novel in the series – A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES – is set to be a major Hollywood film, starring Liam Neeson.About the AuthorLawrence Block was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2004. His novel A Walk Among the Tombstones has been adapted for Hollywood – starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens and Ruth Wilson. He is also a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. He is the author of many novels and short stories and has won numerous awards for his mystery writing. He lives and works in New York City.ReviewsBlock has done something new and remarkable with the private eye novel * Washington Post *Book InformationISBN 9780752834528Author Lawrence BlockFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )Publisher Orion Publishing CoWeight(grams) 135gDimensions(mm) 136mm * 191mm * 15mm