Everything you need to understand or teach Eight Million Ways to Die by Lawrence Block.
A central theme in the Matt Scudder series is the alienation from the venal society around him of the good man.
Scudder is a man living on the edge, who has resigned from conventional roles of supporting himself with a steady job in an organization and of sustaining a marriage and family. He is a loner, making what peace he can with the world around him, and doing his detective work as an...