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Just as fine as the first read. While a short read, the book is best savored like a fine wine, letting the dialogue and characters wash over you slowly. As in the other Scudder books, the mystery is tertiary to character arcs, but of all the Scudder books, I always found this the most poignant and heartbreaking, complete with an Agatha Christie-esque drunken monologue conducted by Scudder with all the suspects. Betrayal, jealousy, and alcoholic ennui haunt all of the characters, and the tragic i
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