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A Stab in the Dark

by Lawrence Block · 1981

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Louis Pinell, the recently apprehended Icepick Prowler, freely admits to having slain seven young women nine years ago — but be swears it was a copycat who killed Barbara Ettinger Matthew Scudder believes him. But the trail to Ettinger's true murderer is twisted, dark and dangerous...and even colder than the almost decade-old corpse the p.i. is determined to avenge.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of thisthrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of this
Themes
politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of this
Mood
intrigueintrigueMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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