Jag tror att jag har hittat det!
Crystal Phoenix av Michael Berlyn (1980)
Kåpan,somdukanse,motsvarar"kvinnan framför en kristall, i blått"
Från beskrivningen:
In the brave new world of angels and procurers, rentadeath prostitutes will let you sexually abuse them and even hack them to pieces for a fee. In anticipation of your own death, be sure to keep up payments on your life crystal. After you die, you can enjoy life to the hilt in a very attractive new body with your memories intact. Young body, old memories. Violent death is the ultimate repeatable pleasure.
Vilket täcker vinkeln "betald tortyr för skojs skull"
Och från att söka in på Google Böcker hittade jag hänvisningar till verktygsregeln "en och enda", och i synnerhet nålhandsken:
He looked on every shelf, studying each weapon, pondering the vast array of tools from which he would have to choose one, and only one, to use on tonight's victim. It was a difficult choice.
och
He took a glove from one of the dust-covered glass cases and slipped it on. It smelled of old leather. Its fur lining was silky smooth, warm and comforting next to his skin. He flexed his hand a few times to stretch out the seams, then turned it over, opening it so he could see the thousands of tiny razor sharp pins that covered the palm and fingers. He could puncture a large portion of his victim's skin by slapping him.