Mystery
Alcoholic ex-cop Matthew Scudder hunts a prostitute’s killer while fighting addiction in gritty 1980s New York.
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Alcoholic ex-cop Matthew Scudder hunts a prostitute’s killer while fighting addiction in gritty 1980s New York.
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Nobody knows better than Matthew Scudder how far down a person can sink in this city. A young prostitute named Kim knew it also—and she wanted out. Maybe Kim didn't deserve the life fate had dealt her. She surely didn't deserve her death. The alcoholic ex-cop turned p.i. was supposed to protect her, but someone slashed her to ribbons on a crumbling New York City waterfront pier. Now finding Kim's killer will be Scudder's penance. But there are lethal secrets hiding in the slain hooker's past tha...
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Sexual content
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Sex work central to plot; sexual situations tied to prostitution case
Violence & gore
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Prostitute slashed to death; bloody crime scenes and urban brutality
Profanity
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Frequent strong profanity in hardboiled dialogue and narration
Substance use
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Alcoholism central; blackouts, relapse, and struggle toward sobriety
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Scudder’s faith and spiritual recovery themes recur throughout
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Urban decay, city callousness, and social underbelly themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Murder and exploitation of sex workers; abuse in victim’s past
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