Matthew Scudder book 9 · 1991
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
Scudder sees something in a home video that convinces him a respected businessman killed his wife, and sets out to prove it.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lawrence Block
- Series
- Matthew Scudder, book 9 of 17
- Published
- 1991
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
5 recurring or key characters from Lawrence Block’s chart. Introduces TJ.
Lead 1
- Matthew ScudderFormer NYPD detective and recovering alcoholic, an unlicensed investigator
Major 2
- Elaine MardellFormer call girl, Scudder’s partner and later wife
- Mick BallouIrish gangster and Scudder’s unlikely friend
Also featuring these characters
Other Lawrence Block books that share the most characters with A Dance at the Slaughterhouse.
- The Devil Knows You’re Dead1993 · Matthew Scudder · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Long Line of Dead Men1994 · Matthew Scudder · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Even the Wicked1997 · Matthew Scudder · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Everybody Dies1998 · Matthew Scudder · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon