Jake Jablon made a lot of new enemies when he switched careers from informer to blackmailer. So no one is surprised when the pigeon is found floating in the East River with his skull bashed in. And what's worse, no one cares -- except Matthew Scudder. He's willing to risk life and limb to confront Spinner's most aggressive marks. A job's a job after all -- and Scudder's been paid to find a killer -- by the victim...in advance.