Maybe The Jungle, too, with some bookmarked highlights.

[Ignore it all you want. He's got it in his teeth now, and he's not going to let go.]

Yeah, the brownstone.

[He's raising his eyebrows at her now. It's not like he makes a habit of letting his house burn to the ground. The last time was only the kitchen, and they got new appliances out of the deal.]

What - you don't like the brownstone? We sterilized the basement, and I even dragged people in to give a clean bill of demonic health.