Jim Jamusch's 'Permanent Vacation' - question to well-read..

HI all,

I've one question concerning this movie. There is one scene when the
protagonist reads a book aloud to his 'friend' (don't remember the name
of that girl). As far as I remember, the book is about killing a kid,
little girl, I think. The description of murder is poetic and very
striking. There is one sentence about 'blood being able to cover the
green lawn' or sth similar. Obviously, what I'm asking for is the title
of this book.

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Regards
Konrad