Matthew Scudder book 15 · 2001
Hope to Die
A wealthy couple are murdered in a home invasion, and the killers seem to have been caught, but Scudder senses the case is not closed.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lawrence Block
- Series
- Matthew Scudder, book 15 of 17
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Hope to Die
4 recurring or key characters from Lawrence Block’s chart.
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
Minor and cameo 1
- TJStreet kid who becomes Scudder’s assistant
Also featuring these characters
Other Lawrence Block books that share the most characters with Hope to Die.
- Even the Wicked1997 · Matthew Scudder · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Long Line of Dead Men1994 · Matthew Scudder · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Devil Knows You’re Dead1993 · Matthew Scudder · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Walk Among the Tombstones1992 · Matthew Scudder · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon