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It isn't called Hell's Kitchen for nothing - a gritty landscape of dark doorways and dirty alleys inhabited by crack addicts and the homeless. For ex-cop Matt Scudder it's a city gone mad, but it's a city he can't leave. He's been hired to find would-be actress Paula Hoeldtke, but as the trail of the missing girl gets colder, the city is heating up to boiling point... Lawrence Block was awarded the CWA CARTIER DIAMOND DAGGER in 2004. 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.