Jedes Bild erzählt eine Geschichte. Für die Gemälde von Edward Hopper (1882 - 1967), einer Ikone der modernen amerikanischen Malerei, gilt das in besonderem Maße.

»Ich liebe die Matthew-Scudder-Reihe und ich liebe Kurzgeschichten ... Das hier ist die komplette Sammlung mit allen Scudder-Kurzgeschichten. Eine der besten Kurzgeschichten aller Zeiten ist ›Im frühen Licht des Tages‹, sie wurde mit dem Edgar Allan Poe Award ausgezeichnet.« – Otto Penzler,...

“It’s been a long time since I read anything this hard-hitting and thought-provoking. DEAD GIRL BLUES is daringly original, both shocking and brilliantly told. At a time when many crime novels blend together, Grandmaster Lawrence Block again shows he’s a one-of-a-kind author. ” -David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of Murder As a Fine Art

Kenan Khoury’s wife went out grocery shopping and never came home. Alive, anyway. But Khoury can’t go to the police for help. He goes to Matthew Scudder instead

Matt Scudder is finally leading a comfortable life. The crime rate's down and the stock market's up. Gentrification's prettying-up the old neighborhood. The New York streets don't look so mean anymore. Then all hell breaks loose.

Keller's a hit man. For years now, he's had places to go and people to kill. But enough is enough. He's got money in the bank and just one last job standing between him and retirement.

Trapped in a room with a dead body and no memory, an ex-con must get out of town before he becomes the next victim

Keller, an introspective fellow, is your basic Urban Lonely Guy. He collects stamps. He used to have a dog, until the dog walker walked off with him. Now he soldiers on alone.

It's his profession that sets him apart. He's a hit man. He kills strangers for a living.

And he's a Guilty Pleasure for ...

So you’re unemployed, fresh off a construction crew in Albany, and standing on a Thruway ramp trying to thumb a ride, and a babe in a Cadillac convertible stops for you. Hey, these things happen.

Nueva York. Las Torres Gemelas todavía dominan el cielo de Manhattan. A los policías y a los camellos se los localiza a través de buscas. El crack se empieza a ver por las calles, pero la heroína y el polvo de ángel son todavía las drogas estrella.

“Adoro la serie di Matthew Scudder, e adoro queste storie brevi” —Otto Penzler, Los Angeles Times, I dieci libri più amati del 2011

Keller es un asesino: profesional, frío, seguro de sí mismo, competente y fiable.