Black is (very) dark! 1

Private Letre without really Scudder drowning in alcohol his past ghosts. Cop at all, not really a detective, he "disservice" against money. Citing a survey of a news bloody New York, the author behind the main character in the maze of American society and we actually slowly but surely hitting bottom. Disillusioned with wish, doubtful and suspicious in nature, without touching Scudder becomes a detective first class. The thinness of the plot and the careful description of the characters and situations, but also the density of moods and dialogues make us enter one level in major questions asked by the author of the late twentieth century: sex, money , religion, loneliness, rumors, justice, fatherhood nen And nobody unscathed, we all end up battered and scratched quon this bitch called life, seems to say that the author takes great care to be without passion, without excess, without judgment, leaving us the task dy bring our own reflections and lick our wounds once finished this beautiful and disturbing book. A valuable crime novel.