THE SINS OF THE FATHERS.
London: Robert Hale, [1979]. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed by Block on the title page. The first novel in the Matt Scudder series, alcoholic private investigator, who here looks into the murder of a grieving father's daughter. "There are many reasons to praise the Scudder novels. Block is a consistently excellent prose craftsman. His stories are beautifully paced, his dialogue crisp an sure, his narrative at once very personal and yet somehow distanced. His plots are occasionally no more than adequate, but his focus is on character rather than plot, and it is here that he excels..."- Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), p. 87. Hubin, p. 82. A fine copy in a nearly fine to fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing. (25260). Item #25260
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