by Lawrence Block · LA FACTORÍA DE IDEAS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498002874
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«Un baile en el matadero» is the crime novel by Lawrence Block, published by La Factoría de Ideas in hardcover (320 pages, in Spanish).
Matt Scudder, a former cop turned unlicensed detective, investigates in a dark New York the suspicion that Richard Thurman, an influential public figure, planned the murder of his pregnant wife. The seemingly unconnected clues eventually converge in a plot of corruption where innocence can be bought, corrupted, and destroyed.
The work belongs to the Calle negra collection and was published in 2006. The novel was awarded the Edgar Prize.
For fans of police suspense and detective stories, with a persevering protagonist and a dark urban atmosphere.
Lawrence Block is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994. Block has written in the genres of crime, mystery, and suspense fiction for more than half a century, releasing over 100 books.
