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Lawrence Block Five Great Novels

by Lawrence Block

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COWARD'S KISS New York City private investigator Ed London has a problem. Or rather, the problem is his brother-in-law's. Jack Enright's mistress has been shot in the apartment that he pays for. As Ed tries to help Jack, he finds himself drawn into a complex web of murder and deceit. GRIFTER'S GAME Joe Marlin is a grifter. He's a conman who charms women into handing over everything they have. Joe's never been at the sharp end of love, until he meets Mona - wicked and beautiful, she's got a plan that involves the biggest con of them all¿murder. YOU COULD CALL IT MURDER A missing person case brings private eye Roy Markham to the remote winter-bound college town of Cliff's End, New Hampshire. But what begins as a routine investigation quickly becomes dark and dangerous. THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART Johnny Hayden and his partner plan to put the perfect scam into operation, tricking a guy into buying a piece of worthless land. But as the con develops, things start to get out of control¿ DEADLY HONEYMOON It was the perfect setting for a honeymoon - a charming little cabin in the isolated Pennsylvania woods. Then five shots rang out and shattered Dave and Jill Wade's world forever.… (more)
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Five Great Novels? ORLY? No, not really. I'm pretty sure the title actually means "5 early novels", from Block's first writing in the 1960s. Block has grown a lot as a writer since then. They're OK and all as light entertainment. Kind of medium-boiled noir in style, decent enough if not a patch on Chandler.

Two feature detectives, two follow con artists, and in the last a pair of newlyweds stumble on a murder. They all show that Block's moral ambiguity was in place early: none of the protagonists are really heroic, but they do the best they can. I'm a fan of Block's fluffy Bernie Rhodenbarr series and his gritty Matt Scudder books. These ones, well, meh. ( )
  cajela | Jan 16, 2011 |
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COWARD'S KISS New York City private investigator Ed London has a problem. Or rather, the problem is his brother-in-law's. Jack Enright's mistress has been shot in the apartment that he pays for. As Ed tries to help Jack, he finds himself drawn into a complex web of murder and deceit. GRIFTER'S GAME Joe Marlin is a grifter. He's a conman who charms women into handing over everything they have. Joe's never been at the sharp end of love, until he meets Mona - wicked and beautiful, she's got a plan that involves the biggest con of them all¿murder. YOU COULD CALL IT MURDER A missing person case brings private eye Roy Markham to the remote winter-bound college town of Cliff's End, New Hampshire. But what begins as a routine investigation quickly becomes dark and dangerous. THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART Johnny Hayden and his partner plan to put the perfect scam into operation, tricking a guy into buying a piece of worthless land. But as the con develops, things start to get out of control¿ DEADLY HONEYMOON It was the perfect setting for a honeymoon - a charming little cabin in the isolated Pennsylvania woods. Then five shots rang out and shattered Dave and Jill Wade's world forever.

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